Russia Opposition Leader Jailed for 11 Years Over Anti-War Posts
The Yabloko deputy chairman was convicted under wartime censorship laws after calling for a ceasefire and reposting a British tabloid front page.
- On Monday, a Pskov City Court judge sentenced Lev Shlosberg, Deputy Chair of Yabloko, to 11 years and one month in prison for "discrediting" and spreading "fake news" about the Russian military.
- Prosecutors charged Shlosberg under Article 280.3 and Article 207.3 for an online debate and a Telegram post sharing a Daily Mirror cover, which he argued predated Russia's wartime censorship laws.
- Throughout the trial, Shlosberg maintained his innocence, calling the proceedings a "political trial," while the judge refused to question him directly, instead reading transcripts from earlier sessions.
- The verdict follows an August 10 Supreme Court decision banning Yabloko, the only registered political party opposing the war, from next month's parliamentary elections amid heavy pressure from authorities.
- Amnesty International condemned the sentencing as a reprisal for anti-war expression, while Shlosberg warned that "cemeteries in our country" are growing rapidly, underscoring the conflict's mounting human toll.
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The condemnation generates criticism for the repression of the voices questioning Russia’s war against Ukraine and calling for a diplomatic solution to the conflict
"The sentence of 11 years' imprisonment applied to Lev Shlosberg is shocking," said European Commission spokesman Anitta Hipper. "The (Russian) regime is not for nothing."
On Monday, a court in Pskov sentenced Lev Schlosberg, a politician of the opposition party Jabloko, who called for peace in the Ukraine war, to eleven years and one month in prison. He was accused of "discrediting the army" and "spreading false information". On the same day, the Supreme Court's appeal body confirmed the exclusion of Jabloko from the election of the State Duma in mid-September.
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Russian politician Lev Schlosberg was sentenced to over eleven years in prison, which is due to his criticism of the Ukraine war.
Russian anti-war politician gets prison term for 'discrediting the army'
A Russian opposition politician seeking an end to the Ukraine conflict has been sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for allegedly discrediting the army and spreading false information about the military.
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