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Russian journalist sentenced in absentia to eight years in jail for 'fake news'

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Prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov was sentenced in absentia to eight years in jail by a Moscow court on Wednesday after it found him guilty of spreading "fake news" about the Russian army.

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Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine

A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

Russian journalist sentenced in absentia to eight years in jail for 'fake news'

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Russian Journalist Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison Over Ukraine Comments

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia veteran journalist Alexander Nevzorov to eight years in prison for spreading "false information" about Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine. The verdict is the latest in a series of high-profile rulings under new legislation that opponents of the Kremlin say was designed to criminalise critism of the conflict. Nevzorov, 64, came under pressure from authorities for alleging that Russian forces …

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent.

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine

A Moscow court has sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent.

1 year ago·Ireland

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Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military. It was the latest move in the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent. Television journalist and former lawmaker Alexander Nevzorov was convicted on charges of spreading false information about the military under a law that was adopted soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukr…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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