PEN America Condemns Illegitimate 15-Year Sentence for Ukrainian Journalist
October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Russia-backed separatists convicted and sentenced Stanislav Aseyev last week
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Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine sentenced journalist and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Stanislav Aseyev to 15 years in a penal colony. The decision in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk is part of an ongoing assault on the right to free expression in the region, P . . .
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- Russia-backed separatists convicted and sentenced Stanislav Aseyev last week
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Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine sentenced journalist and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Stanislav Aseyev to 15 years in a penal colony. The decision in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk is part of an ongoing assault on the right to free expression in the region, P . . .