Shlosberg Sentenced to 12 Years for Anti-War Posts
Pskov City Court is set to deliver a verdict in the case of Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, who faces a 12-year prison sentence over charges of repeated discrediting of the Russian army and spreading 'military fake news.' The prosecution requested 12 years and one month, citing a Telegram repost from February 2022 and a YouTube debate in January 2025. Shlosberg, who has refused to leave Russia despite multiple arrests and trials, denies the charges and claims his rights were violated during the trial.
Consensus
- Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of Yabloko, is facing a legal proceeding in Pskov City Court.
- He is accused of repeated discrediting of the Russian military and spreading 'military fake news'.
- The prosecution has requested a 12-year and one-month prison sentence.
- The case involves a Telegram repost from February 2022 of a publication from 'Echo of Moscow' featuring a cover of the British Daily Mirror.
- Shlosberg participated in a YouTube debate in January 2025 on the topic of war and peace.
- Shlosberg has been in pre-trial detention since December 2025.
- The court is presided over by Judge Viktoriya Malyamova.
- Shlosberg has denied the charges and claims his constitutional rights were violated during the trial.
- The prosecution is led by prosecutor Anna Goraycheva.
- Shlosberg has previously been convicted under the 'foreign agent' law and sentenced to 420 hours of compulsory work.
Points of divergence
- The court has already sentenced Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and one month; the verdict was announced by Meduza. — tg_varlamov_news
- The court is scheduled to deliver the verdict on August 17, 2025. — novaya_eu
- The court hearing took place on August 14, 2025, and the verdict will be delivered on August 17. — meduza
- Shlosberg was arrested in early December 2025. — tg_sibrealii
- Shlosberg has been in detention for the last eight months. — novaya_eu
- Shlosberg refused to give his final statement. — tg_sibrealii
- Shlosberg gave a final statement, which was repeatedly interrupted by the judge. — meduza
- The article about the prosecution's request was published on August 8, 2025. — tg_echoonline_news
- Shlosberg was added to the terrorist and extremist list on December 9, 2025. — tg_sibrealii
- Shlosberg has been a political figure in Pskov for over 30 years and has never left the city despite multiple arrests. — novaya_eu
- The prosecutor's name is Anna Goraycheva, and she has been involved in the case since at least August 2025. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (20 sources)
- 11 years and 1 month in prison — such a sentence the Pskov City Court gave opposition politician Lev Shlosberg. His obvi... — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Prosecutor requests 12-year prison sentence for 'Yabloko' deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg — Настоящее Время
- Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison on charges of spreading fake news and repeated discrediting of the army, reports 'Media… — Varlamov News
- Remaining. Deputy Chairman of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg built opposition politics in Pskov for more than 30 years and refused to leave the city even after searches and criminal cases. Now they requested 12 years in a colony — Новая газета Европа
- «You will talk about peaceful settlement elsewhere». Lev Shlosberg faces 12 years for anti-war stance. In court, during his final statement, they kept interrupting him and did not want to listen to calls for peace — Meduza
- Portrait of the Day: Anna Goracheva — prosecutor who demanded 12 years and 1 month of prison for Lev Shlosberg — ЭХО / Новости
- Politician Lev Shlosberg requested 12 years of a colony Prosecutor requested politician and deputy chairman of "Yabloko" Lev Shlosberg 12 years and... — Радио Свобода
- Politician Lev Shlosberg requested 12 years in a colony. He refused to speak with the last word — Сибирь.Реалии
- Politician and deputy of the 'Yabloko' party Lev Shlosberg requested 12 years and 1 month of colony — ASTRA
- Politician Lev Shlosberg requested 12 years in a colony Prosecutor Anna Goryachova asked to sentence Pskov politician, deputy chairman of the party "Yabloko" Lev Shlosberg to... — Север.Реалии
- Request for 12 years and one month of prison for Yabloko deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg — Дождь (Telegram)
- 12 years and 1 month. The prosecution requests to send Lev Shlosberg* to a colony — Фонтанка
- Prosecutors seek 12 years in prison for 'Yabloko' deputy chairman Schlossberg over 'military fake news' — The Moscow Times
- Request for 12 years and 1 month of prison for Apple deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg — Дождь
- Deputy Chairman of 'Yabloko' Shlossberg* wanted to be sentenced to 12 years in prison — Вечерняя Москва
- Request for 12 years and one month of prison for Apple deputy chairman Lev Shlossberg — Новая газета Европа
- Co-chairman of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlosberg is asked to be sentenced to 12 years in prison — Настоящее Время
- Lever Shlossberg asked to be sentenced to 12 years in prison — BBC News Русская служба
- Prosecutors requested more than 12 years in prison for Lviv Shlossberg for one repost and participation in debates — ЭХО / Новости
- Politician Lev Shlosberg requested 12 years of a colony — Север.Реалии
Key entities
- Lev Shlosberg
- Apple
- Mediasphere
- Pskov City Court
- Deputy Chairman
- Anna Goracheva
- Daily Mirror
- Pre-trial detention center
- Pskov
- Echo of Moscow
- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
- Telegram
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More on Anna Goracheva
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