On 30 August 2024, Russian independent media reported that the editor-in-chief of Altay independent newspaper LIStok, Sergey Mikhailov, was sentenced to 8 years in prison on charges of distributing false information about the Russian armed forces. He was also banned from engaging in journalistic and editorial activities for four years. The charges against Mikhailov are … Continue reading Editor-in-chief of LIStok newspaper sentenced to 8 years in prison for covering Ukraine war