Russia Jails Journalists in Free Speech Crackdown | JQJO

Four journalists, including two former DW employees, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, received five-and-a-half-year prison sentences in Moscow for extremism charges linked to Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. They denied the accusations, claiming they only reported on the foundation's activities. The trial, deemed a crackdown on dissent, was held behind closed doors. DW strongly condemned the verdict, highlighting Russia's disregard for the rule of law and the inhumane prison conditions reported by Gabov and Karelin. The convictions are part of a broader suppression of media freedom in Russia.