Russian journalist convicted for reporting about torture...

Reporters Without Borders condemns journalist Elena Maglevannaya’s conviction by a court in the southern city of Volgograd of defaming the prison service in articles about torture in Russian prisons that she wrote for the website Vestnikcivitas. Some of the articles were about the case of Zubayr Zubayrayev, a young Chechen imprisoned in Volgograd.

In a 13 May ruling, the court found Maglevannaya guilty of “disseminating false information discrediting the federal prison service’s reputation” and ordered her to pay a fine of 200,000 roubles (4,500 euros) and to publish a retraction. Maglevannaya has said she will appeal, and has no intention of retracting. More...

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