On April 27, a court in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East placed Mingazov under house arrest for two months as he awaits trial, according to news reports. Bubon also said he had filed a complaint challenging the court’s decision to ban Mingazov from using the internet. If convicted, the two journalists could face up to six years in prison each under Russia’s criminal code. Russia held at least 22 journalists behind bars when CPJ conducted its 2023 prison census, making the country the world’s fourth-worst jailer of journalists that year. CPJ’s emails to district courts in Khabarovsk and Sevastopol, and the Anti-Corruption Foundation seeking comment did not receive any replies.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2024 19:03 UTC