Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who became famous for her anti-war protest in a Russian television studio, was today placed under house arrest following a court order and faces several years in prison.
A Moscow court accepted the request of the investigators for the imposition of house arrest until October 9, as stated in a related announcement.
Ovsyannikova is accused of “defaming” the Russian military at her protest near the Kremlin in mid-July, when she held a placard referring to the deaths of children in Ukraine and calling Putin a “murderer”. “How many more children have to die before you stop?” she wrote in her message.
According to a new article in the Russian military’s criminal code against spreading “false information” and “slander,” which came into force after the start of the invasion of Ukraine — which Moscow calls a “special military operation” — Ovsianikova faces up to 10 years in prison.
At her court appearance today, the Russian journalist held a sign that read: “May the children who died (in the Ukraine war) haunt you in your dreams.”
The 44-year-old journalist was arrested yesterday, Wednesday, at her home.
Since late July, Ovsyannikova has been fined twice for “defaming” the Russian military over posts critical of her on social media.
Marina Ovsyannikova became world famous in mid-March when she appeared on the evening news of a Russian television station where she worked, holding a placard condemning the attack on Ukraine and the “propaganda” of the Kremlin-controlled media.
Her anti-war protest went around the world and drew praise for her courage in defying efforts to silence any critical voice in Russia.
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