Moscow's regional court sentenced historian Tamar Eydelman to eight… (эйдельман · суд · историк)
Moscow's regional court sentenced historian Tamar Eydelman to eight years in a prison colony in absentia. Eydelman, recognized as a foreign agent, was convicted on charges of spreading fake news about the Russian Armed Forces and rehabilitating Nazism, according to the Moscow Prosecutor's Office on Friday.
Consensus
- Tamara Eydelman was sentenced to eight years in prison for rehabilitating Nazism and spreading false information about the Russian military.
- The trial took place in absentia as Eydelman is in hiding.
- Eydelman is a Russian historian and blogger who was designated as a foreign agent in 2022.
- She was found guilty under Article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code (rehabilitation of Nazism) and Article 207.3, paragraph 'd' (spreading false information about the Russian military).
- Eydelman was also stripped of her title 'Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation'.
- The court imposed a five-year ban on her administrative rights over websites and internet channels.
- Eydelman was accused of publishing a video in May 2024 that contained negative information about the USSR during WWII and related historical events.
- In July 2024, she allegedly spread false information about the Russian military in social media.
Points of divergence
- Eydelman was arrested and is currently in custody. — vedomosti
- Eydelman is a former teacher at Moscow School №67 and has been involved in historical education since 1986. — kommersant
- Eydelman was previously fined by courts for discredit of the Russian military and failure to mark her content as an agent. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Court Convicts Historian Eydelman to 8 Years in Prison — Ведомости
- Historian and spy Eidelman sentenced to eight years in absentia for military fake news — Коммерсантъ
- Historian Eidelman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Abroad for Fake News About the Army — Интерфакс