US EditionUfa Court Sentences Journalist to 12 Years for Extremism and Disinformation
UFA, BASHKORTOSTAN, RUSSIA, JUL 29 – Olga Komleva was sentenced for ties to Alexei Navalny’s forbidden group and spreading false military information amid Russia's ongoing crackdown on dissent, with similar cases increasing, rights groups say.
- A Russian journalist, Olga Komleva, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of extremism and spreading disinformation about the military.
- Komleva worked as a volunteer for the opposition group led by Alexei Navalny, who died in prison in 2024 while serving a 19-year sentence.
- Russian authorities have intensified their crackdown on dissent, jailing hundreds and targeting rights groups, independent media, and civil society organizations.
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A court in the Russian City of Ufa has provided local journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in order to provide information about the Russian civilian and participating organizations — namely, Alexei Navalny as Anti-Corrupation Foundation (ACF) — communication to a report by the independent ex-Mediacona
Russia journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison for connections to Anti-Corruption Foundation
A Russian court sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the dissemination of false information about the Russian military’s actions. Judge Rafis Nabiyev of the Kirovsky District Court of Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, sentenced Komleva under Article 282.1, part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which criminalizes participation in an extremist comm…
In Russia, a journalist has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for ties to an opposition group.
In Russia, a journalist and supporter of the oppositionist Alexey Navalny was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The court accused 46-year-old Olga Komlewa of criticizing the Russian army in the context of her reporting.
Olga Komleva volunteered for the movement of the former main opponent of Vladimir Putin, who died in prison in troubled conditions in February 2024.
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