US EditionRussia Court Sentences Four Journalist to Prison for Alleged Extremist Ties to Navalny
- A Russian court sentenced four journalists to prison on Tuesday for extremism.
- The charges stemmed from their alleged association with Alexei Navalny's organizations.
- Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergei Karelin, and Artyom Kriger each received a five-and-a-half-year sentence.
- Favorskaya said she was prosecuted for a story on Navalny's abuse; Gabov called accusations groundless.
- These sentences are part of a broader crackdown on dissent that intensified after the Ukraine invasion.
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The convictions of four journalists signal a broader strategy by Russian authorities to criminalise independent reporting through the application of anti-extremism laws
In the Czech Republic, they were outraged by the verdict of the Russian court against three journalists: EADaily
EADaily, April 17th, 2025. The verdict of Russian journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Artyom Krieger, Sergey Karelin** and Konstantin Gabov**, convicted of extremism for 5.5 years in prison, is absurd. This was stated in the Czech Foreign Ministry.
Russian Journalists Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for “Extremism”
A Russian court in Moscow has sentenced four journalists to five-and-a-half years in prison each, after convicting them of “extremism.” Two of the four worked for Sota Vision, which documents Russian protests and court proceedings; the others contributed to international news outlets including Reuters and the Associated Press. Prosecutors alleged the journalists were involved with a banned anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny, …
Kremlin court sentences 4 Navalny-linked journalists to nearly 6 years in prison
Authorities convicted and sentenced four journalists with ties to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to nearly six years behind bars after finding them guilty of extremism. The journalists maintain their innocence and said authorities targeted them for simply performing their duties as reporters. Some of the journalists freelanced for global publications such as The Associated Press and Reuters. Lawyers for the journalists said th…
Russia: Four journalists sentenced to five and a half years in prison for ties with Alexey Navalny
Four Russians were accused of "participating in an extremist group" this Tuesday in Moscow. In France, the spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, considers that "this trial is another demonstration of the Russian authorities to suppress any dissenting opinion".
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