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Journalist Mikhail Zygar has been sentenced in absentia to 8.5 years in a Russian penal colony
Journalist Mikhail Zygar has been sentenced in absentia to 8.5 years in a Russian penal colony. This decision was made by the Basmanny Court in Moscow. Zygar was found…
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The journalist from Ufa, Olga Komleva, who was arrested in connection with Navalny’s FBK case, has also been charged with disseminating “fake news” about the Russian Armed Forces
The Basmanny District Court held sessions on extending her detention and setting deadlines for familiarizing herself with the case. A correspondent from “Mediazona” reported that in addition to the…
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This photo shows journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for her anti-war book
She worked for “Radio Liberty.” In Prague, in 2022, she wrote a book titled “No to War: 40 Stories of Russians Against the Invasion of Ukraine.” However, in 2023,…
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Archangelsk journalist Alesya Krivtsova fled Russia to escape persecution
Activist and employee of The Barents Observer, Alesya Krivtsova, fled to Norway in March of last year while under house arrest. She faces charges of “discrediting the Russian Armed…
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Yulia Navalnaya Added to Russia’s List of Terrorists and Extremists
Two days ago, the Basmanny Court in Moscow ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, in absentia, accusing her of “participation in an extremist organization.”…
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Actress Yana Troyanova has been added to the list of terrorists and extremists
Rosfinmonitoring has included actress Yana Troyanova (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia) in the list of terrorists and extremists. Troyanova was added to the register of foreign agents…
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Yevgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Anti-War Poems
The 2nd Western District Military Court found director Yevgeniya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk guilty of justifying terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code) in the…
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Urals Human Rights Activist Aleksei Sokolov arrested for Facebook Logo
The social media platforms Facebook and Instagram were banned and blocked in Russia in March 2022 after their parent company, Meta, was designated an “extremist” organization and prohibited from…