The IPI global network today condemns verdicts handed down by Russian authorities to Ukrainian journalists Heorhiy Levchenko and Vladyslav Hershon, who were sentenced to 16 and 15 years in prison respectively. On September 2, a Russian court in the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol found Levchenko guilty on charges of state treason and incitement to … Continue reading Ukraine: IPI condemns lengthy prison sentences targeting journalists in Russian captivity