INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Siberian journalist and activist Maria Ponomarenko, who is serving a six-year jail sentence for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, was
sentenced Thursday to an additional year and 10 months for allegedly assaulting prison guards.Ponomarenko, 46, was convicted in 2023 for
She denies both that charge and the latest assault accusation, calling the case politically motivated and accusing prison authorities of
RusNews.Prosecutors had sought a two-year sentence, asking to combine it with her existing term
group Memorial recognizes the journalist as a political prisoner.Ponomarenko has been diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder and has
attempted suicide in detention
