On 3 November 2023, a court in Moscow sentenced the ex-publisher of MediaZona, Petr Verzilov, to 8.5 years of prison in absentia on charges of disseminating “fake news” about the Russian army (Point D of article 207.3.3 of the Russian criminal code). The charges were formulated against Verzilov when he was still the publisher of … Continue reading Petr Verzilov sentenced to 8.5 years of prison in absentia for “fake news” on the Russian army