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Coverage dated December 8, 2022

Prominent Putin foe sentenced to 8 and a half years in prison over criticism of Ukraine war

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Defiant even after the sentence, Ilya Yashin said "only the weak want to shut everyone's mouth and eradicate any dissent."

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  1. France 24

    Kremlin critic Yashin jailed over Ukraine remarks (opens France 24)

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    Russia on Friday sentenced opposition figure Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in jail for spreading "false information" about Russia's offensive in Ukraine, the highest-profile conviction under…

  2. CBS News

    Prominent Putin foe sentenced to 8 and a half years in prison over criticism of Ukraine war (opens CBS News)

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    Defiant even after the sentence, Ilya Yashin said "only the weak want to shut everyone's mouth and eradicate any dissent."

  3. The Guardian

    Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin jailed for denouncing Ukraine war (opens The Guardian)

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    Politician sentenced to eight and a half years over series of posts about atrocities in Bucha

  4. Washington Post

    Russian court sentences war critic to eight years for spreading ‘fake news’ (opens Washington Post)

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    Ilya Yashin, a longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, was convicted under harsh new laws prohibiting criticism of the Russian military or the war in Ukraine.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Russian opposition figure gets 8½ years in prison for criticizing Ukraine war (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The sentence handed to Ilya Yashin, one of the few Kremlin critics to have stayed in Russia, is a fresh indication of Moscow's crackdown on dissent.

  6. KRDO

    Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin jailed for eight and a half years, in latest blow to what's left of Russian opposition (opens KRDO)

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    By Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Sugam Pokharel and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Moscow court on Friday sentenced Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin to eight years and six months imprisonment, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti, in a blow to what’s left of the country’s opposition.

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