Russian activist handed eight years jail in absentia

Russian blogger and political activist Maxim Katz has been sentenced to eight years in jail in absentia for spreading "fake news" about the Russian army. Katz, who left Russia after the conflict in Ukraine began, has been critical of the conflict on his YouTube channel. The court ruled that he was guilty of spreading false information about the army.

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