world

Russian journalist arrested for years

Font size+Author:Stellar Sights news portalSource:opinions2024-05-07 18:13:25I want to comment(0)

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent me

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media was detained Monday and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, her lawyer said.

The detention of Nadezhda Kevorkova comes amid an intensifying crackdown on journalists, opposition figures and critics of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Kevorkova is expected to appear in court Tuesday, her lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov said on Telegram. If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.

Akhilgov said the charges involve two posts, one in 2018 and the other in 2021.

The post in 2018 republished an article written by another journalist about the 2005 attack by Islamic militants on the city of Nalchik in southern Russia in which 139 people were killed, including 94 militants, the lawyer said. The 2021 post concerned the Taliban, but Akhilgov did not detail about what was in that post.

Related articles
  • An inquiry into a building fire in South Africa that killed 76 finds city authorities responsible

    An inquiry into a building fire in South Africa that killed 76 finds city authorities responsible

    2024-05-07 18:01

  • Masters stars' adorable children take over the course on the eve of the tournament

    Masters stars' adorable children take over the course on the eve of the tournament

    2024-05-07 16:58

  • Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens should never have been police officer

    Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens should never have been police officer

    2024-05-07 16:00

  • The Golden Bachelor couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are getting a divorce

    The Golden Bachelor couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are getting a divorce

    2024-05-07 15:26

Netizen comments