WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained by the FSB since March 29, 2023, marking 340 days in detention as of March 3, 2024. His mother, speaking to AFP, mentioned that he is doing his best under difficult circumstances, emphasizing that "Journalism is not a crime!" Meanwhile, Oleg Orlov, who condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and labeled Russia a fascist state, has been sentenced to prison. His courtroom statement highlighted the punishment faced for criticizing authority. Additionally, Ilya Yashin, serving an 8.5-year prison sentence for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, has been labeled by Russian authorities as a person inclined to spread extremism. These cases highlight the repression of dissent and the crackdown on free speech within Russia.
"Another Russian human rights defender pays with his freedom" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/gC7TWzZW17 https://t.co/o3ENgDGS8T
The Russian authorities have labeled jailed dissident Ilya Yashin a “person inclined to spread extremism.” “What this phrase means, I can only guess,” he wrote. Yashin is serving an 8.5-year prison sentence for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/MbFVwnxYJa
The Russian authorities have labeled jailed dissident Ilya Yashin a “person inclined to spread extremism.” “What this phrase means, I can only guess,” he wrote. Yashin is serving an 8.5-year prison sentence for speaking out about the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/MbFVwnxYJa
"I have not committed any crime. I am being tried for writing a newspaper article that described the political regime in Russia as totalitarian and fascist." The courtroom statement of Oleg Orlov, quoted by @anneapplebaum @TheAtlantic https://t.co/jK4kIhi1Nj
A Russian Dissident’s Remarkable Courtroom Speech - The Atlantic https://t.co/UdkpifhpUl
"Following a grim tradition, a brave Russian human-rights advocate speaks out before being sent to prison." "‘We are being punished for daring to criticize the authority.’" https://t.co/XJQQfEFzXT
Oleg Orlov has been sentenced to prison for condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and for calling Russia a fascist state. Read his remarkable courtroom speech: https://t.co/8eDcAaJDoS
It’s Sunday, March 3, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023. 340 DAYS AGO. FREE EVAN NOW! Journalism is not a crime! "He is doing the best under those very hard circumstances," his mother told AFP. #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/RXkg9fHeNm