RT Chief Simonyan Decries 'Protest Voting' in Literary Awards, Backs Deporting All Protesters

Margarita Simonyan, head of RT, alleged on state TV that juries of major Russian literary awards engaged in 'protest voting' against a book by Zakhar Prilepin, a pro-war writer, and called for deporting 'all protesters' from the country. The claim is unverified and appears to be part of a broader state-media campaign against cultural dissent. This signals escalating domestic political pressure on cultural institutions and individuals in Russia.