Coverage dated February 14, 2023

Russian Journalist Gets 6 Years In Penal Colony For ‘Fake News’ On Social Media

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Maria Ponomarenko, a Russian journalist who was jailed back in April 2022 on charges of disseminating “knowingly false information” on social media about the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony, according to a new report from Amnesty International.

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  1. Fox News

    Russian reporter gets 6 years for disparaging her country’s military amid war with Ukraine (opens Fox News)

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    Maria Ponomarenko, a Russian journalist, was sentenced to six years in prison for “spreading false information about the Russian armed forces’ actions” in Ukraine.

  2. Forbes

    Russian Journalist Gets 6 Years In Penal Colony For ‘Fake News’ On Social Media (opens Forbes)

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    Maria Ponomarenko, a Russian journalist who was jailed back in April 2022 on charges of disseminating “knowingly false information” on social media about the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony, according to a new report from Amnesty International.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Russian journalist gets 6 years in penal colony over Ukraine war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Kremlin has banned the spread of ‘false information’ or criticism about the Russian army during the war in Ukraine.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Russian journalist sentenced to 6 years over Ukraine posts (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian journalist was convicted of disparaging the military Wednesday and received a six-year prison sentence, the latest punishment in

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