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Moscow city councillor gets seven years' jail for anti-war comment

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A Moscow district councillor was jailed for seven years on Friday for criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in what a Kremlin-critical lawyer said was the first case of anyone going to prison under a new law on "fake information".

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BBC News

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

Councillor Alexei Gorinov gets reportedly the first jail term under a law criminalising dissent.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Moscow councillor jailed for seven years after criticising Ukraine war

Alexei Gorinov receives first long-term sentence under harsh laws introduced since Russian invasion

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Moscow man gets seven years in jail for saying Ukrainian ‘children were dying’ in war

Alexei Gorinov is the first person imprisoned under harsh rules imposed by Vladimir Putin

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Moscow city councillor gets seven years' jail for anti-war comment

LONDON - A Moscow district councillor was jailed for seven years on Friday for criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in what a Kremlin-critical lawyer said was the first case of anyone going to prison under a new law on "fake information". Alexei Gorinov, a member of the Krasnoselsky district council, told a council meeting on March 15, where a children's drawing contest was

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Hindustan Times

Russia city councillor jailed for 7 years for Ukraine criticism

Alexei Gorinov, 60, was found guilty of spreading "knowingly false information" about the Russian army. Gorinov is the first elected member of the opposition to be sentenced to jail for criticising Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Moscow city councillor gets seven years' jail for anti-war comment

LONDON (Reuters) - A Moscow district councillor was jailed for seven years on Friday for criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in what a Kremlin-critical lawyer said was the first case of anyone going to prison under a new law on "fake information". Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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