4 articles from The Straits Times, The Moscow Times.
Lev Shlosberg, deputy chair of Russia's liberal opposition Yabloko party, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for opposing the war in Ukraine, convicted of charges including "discrediting" the Russian military. On the same day, Russia's Supreme Court upheld a ban on Yabloko from participating in September's parliamentary elections, eliminating the country's only explicitly anti-war party from the ballot. The court justified the election ban citing copyright violations and campaign finance law breaches, while Shlosberg and his supporters characterized both actions as political punishment ahead of the upcoming vote.
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These outlets lead with the sentencing as direct retaliation for anti-war speech, emphasizing that the conviction targets the politician's opposition to the Ukraine conflict specifically.
PBS NewsHour · Al Jazeera · The Straits Times
These outlets frame the sentencing alongside the Supreme Court's election ban on Yabloko, treating the politician's jailing as part of a coordinated suppression of the only explicitly anti-war party ahead of elections.
Al Jazeera · Euronews · France 24
These outlets emphasize the formal legal charges—'discrediting' the army or spreading 'fake news'—rather than leading with the underlying political motivation for the prosecution.
BBC News · The Moscow Times
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LONDON, Aug 17 - A senior member of Russia's liberal Yabloko party was sentenced on Monday to 11 years and one month in a penal colony, independent news outlet Mediazona said, for criticising the war in Ukraine which he described at his trial as a catastrophe for Russia.
The high court upheld its earlier ruling that the pro-peace party had made copyright violations and broken campaign finance laws.
The veteran Yabloko politician was found guilty of “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the Russian military.
The veteran Yabloko politician was found guilty of “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the Russian military.