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Posted on April 10, 2025
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Russian prosecutors seek nearly six-year jail terms for four journalists accused of extremism linked to Navalny. The trial has been held behind closed doors.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors have asked for jail terms of five years and 11 months for four journalists accused of working for banned organisation of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the journalists said as they were led out of court, a Reuters witness said on Thursday.
Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov and Artem Kriger have been on trial behind closed doors since October on charges, which they deny, of belonging to an extremist group.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The article discusses Russian prosecutors seeking jail terms for journalists accused of extremism linked to Alexei Navalny's organization.
The journalists are Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger.
They are accused of belonging to an extremist group linked to the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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