German artist Jacques Tilly's previous carnival designs include a float featuring Russia's President Vladimir Putin bathing in blood - Copyright AFP Jim WATSON German ...

Jacques Tilly's carnival floats mocking Vladimir Putin have landed him before a Moscow court. As the trial drags on, the Dusseldorf-based satirist denounces the charges as an assault on freedom of ...

MOSCOW(AP) — A German artist who created carnival displays mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin was sentenced in absentia on Thursday to 8 1/2 years in prison by a court In Moscow. Jacques Tilly ...

A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported Thursday.