– Russia jails Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko for 12 years (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 5, 2018

Sushchenko was detained on dubious espionage charges in 2016 whilst on vacation in Moscow; he was convicted after a speedy trial in which no evidence supporting the spying charges was presented.
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