A Russian court on Tuesday convicted four extrem journalists for working for an anti -corruption group, established by the heavenly opposition leader Alexi Navalani and each was sentenced to 5 1/2 years.
Antonina favorite, Costantin Gabov, Sergei Carlin and Artiay Krigger were found guilty of partnership with a group that was labeled as extremists. The four maintained their innocence, arguing that they were prosecuted for doing their work as journalists.
The shutdown testing was part of an incredible crack on dissatisfaction that Moscow reached an unprecedented scale in February 2022 after Moscow sent troops to Ukraine.
Authorities have criticized opposition data, independent journalists, rights activists and general Russian people of Kremlin with prosecution, put hundreds of people in jail and inspired thousands of people to escape from the country to avoid prosecution.
Favorskaya and Kriger worked with an independent Russian news outlet Sotavision, which covers protests and political tests. Gabov is a freelance manufacturer who has worked for several organizations including Reuters. A freelance video journalist, Carlin, has worked for Western Media Outlets including Associated Press.
Four journalists were accused of working with the foundation of Navalani to fight corruption, nominated as extremists and declared illegal in a step seen as widely politically motivated in 2021.
Navalni was the fiery and most prominent enemy of President Vladimir Putin and carried out a continuous campaign against official corruption in Russia.
In February 2024, Navalani died in an Arctic Penal Colony, who died in an Arctic Penal Colony, who had rejected as a politically operated by serving a 19 -year sentence on several allegations, including running an extremist group.
