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Coverage dated November 11, 2024

Russia jails 68-year-old pediatrician for 5 years over alleged war comments

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Russia has sentenced a doctor to prison on accusations that she criticized the war in Ukraine in front of patients.

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  1. Newsweek

    Russia jails 68-year-old pediatrician for 5 years over alleged war comments (opens Newsweek)

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    Russia has sentenced a doctor to prison on accusations that she criticized the war in Ukraine in front of patients.

  2. The Guardian

    Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years (opens The Guardian)

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    Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’

  3. CNN

    Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine sentenced to more than 5 years in prison (opens CNN)

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    A doctor accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison, part of an unrelenting Kremlin crackdown on dissent.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison (opens MyNorthwest)

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    TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A doctor accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted Tuesday of spreading false information

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