[Russia] - Russia Jails State TV Protester 8.5 Years in Absentia

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian court sentenced Marina Ovsyannikova, the former state journalist who on live television protested the Kremlin's invasion of
who is currently living outside of Russia, of spreading "false information" about the Russian army over her anti-war picket near the Kremlin
in July 2022.According to the independent news outlet Sota, the court also banned Ovsyannikova from running websites and social media
accounts for four years.Ovsyannikova became well-known in Russia and abroad for holding up an anti-war sign during a March 2022 primetime
under house arrest for spreading "false information" about the Russian Armed Forces after she held up a poster near the Kremlin reading: