Russian Journalist Sentenced to 10 Years for 'Fake News' on Georgia Occupation
A Russian journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in absentia for stating that 20% of Georgia is occupied by Russia. This marks the first instance of Russia's 'fake news' law being applied to a case unrelated to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian journalist sentenced to 10 years in absentia for saying 20% of Georgia is occupied by Russia
This is the first case of Russia’s ‘fake news’ article being used not in connection to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
By Gunef Yedic
Read full article →Russia Sentences Dozhd Journalist to 10 Years in Absentia Over Post Saying ‘20% of Georgia Is Occupied by Russia’
Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has sentenced Valeria Kichigina, a journalist at the independent Russian-language TV channel Dozhd, to ten years in prison in absentia, over her social media post on the August 2008 war, in which she wrote that “20% of Georgia is occupied by Russia.” According to the channel, Kichigina was convicted under Russia’s …
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