Week-ending 20 March 2020
Terrorism Charge Brought Against Russian Journalist Prokopyeva
MOSCOW — Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva has been formally charged with justifying terrorism in a case that has drawn criticism from rights and media watchdogs. Prokopyeva, a freelance contributor for RFE/RL’s Russian Service, said on March 16 she had been handed the indictment document at the prosecutor’s office in Pskov. RFE/RL, 16 March 2020
Russia Urged To Drop Terrorism Charges Against Journalist Prokopyeva
OSCE representative Harlem Desir on March 17 reiterated his call for Russian authorities to drop the terrorism charges brought against Prokopyeva, saying she “had no involvement in any terrorist activity or an intention to condone terrorism.” RFE/RL, 17 March 2020
