PEN America: Ukrainian Journalist Roman Sushchenko Released From Russian Prison
September 09, 2019
September 09, 2019
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, detained in Moscow in 2016 on trumped-up charges of espionage, has been released from a Russian prison as part of a broader prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia. Sushchenko was repeatedly denied due process, psychologically tortured, and held for nearly three years after spending a career investigating and criticizing Russian propaganda.
"Roman's release t . . .
Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, detained in Moscow in 2016 on trumped-up charges of espionage, has been released from a Russian prison as part of a broader prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia. Sushchenko was repeatedly denied due process, psychologically tortured, and held for nearly three years after spending a career investigating and criticizing Russian propaganda.
"Roman's release t . . .