Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine
January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine
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On January 19, a court in Makhachkala, the capital city of Russia's Dagestan region, sentenced women's rights defender and journalist Svetlana Anokhina to five years in prison for allegedly spreading "fake news" about the Russian armed forces.
The senten . . .
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Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine
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On January 19, a court in Makhachkala, the capital city of Russia's Dagestan region, sentenced women's rights defender and journalist Svetlana Anokhina to five years in prison for allegedly spreading "fake news" about the Russian armed forces.
The senten . . .