Shlosberg Sentenced to 11 Years for Criticizing Military
Convicted politician and member of the 'Yabloko' party, Lev Shlosberg, on totalitarism in Russia and the price of freedom of speech. On August 17, the Pskov city court sentenced Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and 1 month of prison.
Consensus
- Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and 1 month in prison by the Pskov City Court.
- The conviction was based on charges of repeated discrediting of the Russian military and spreading military 'fake news'.
- Shlosberg has announced his intention to appeal the verdict.
- Shlosberg remained in Russia despite being labeled an 'agent of foreign influence' and facing administrative and criminal cases.
- His work over three decades in Pskov involved promoting independent media, public projects, cultural heritage protection, and local self-government.
- The sentencing occurred on August 17.
- The verdict has drawn strong reactions from Russian opposition figures and civil society, many of whom are in exile.
Points of divergence
- Shlosberg described the verdict as having an 'anti-state character' and undermining the constitutional foundations of the Russian Federation. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Shlosberg claimed the verdict is a sign of an inevitable 'fundamental societal shift toward light' in Russia, driven by public awareness of repression. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The verdict is described as one of the harshest in modern history for 'words' without charges of terrorism or treason. — tg_radiosvoboda
- On the same day as Shlosberg's sentencing, the Supreme Court confirmed the disqualification of Yabloko's federal list from the State Duma elections. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Shlosberg opposed the war and called for an end to hostilities, but did not explicitly support Ukraine. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (13 sources)
- Pay for freedom — Север.Реалии
- Convicted politician and member of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg — on totalitarianism in Russia and the price of freedom of speech — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison. — Север.Реалии
- Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison. — Сибирь.Реалии
- Schlossberg: "A fundamental public turn is beginning in Russia" — Сибирь.Реалии
- Schlossberg: "A fundamental public turn is beginning in Russia" — Север.Реалии
- Schlossberg: "A fundamental public turn is beginning in Russia" — Радио Свобода
- One can be a politician in exile, — Радио Свобода
- Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison. — Сибирь.Реалии
- Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison. — Север.Реалии
- Pay for freedom — Idel.Реалии
- Pay for freedom. — Радио Свобода
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