In Buryatia, a journalist who wrote about violations of mobilized…
In Buryatia, a journalist who wrote about violations of mobilized personnel's rights was sentenced to 12 years in a general regime prison colony by the Supreme Court of Buryatia on charges of 'state treason' in the case involving Vasilisa Shishkina from the regional publication 'Number One'.
Consensus
- Vasiliisa Shishkina was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Buryatia for treason.
- The sentence was upheld on appeal by the Fifth Appellate Court in Novosibirsk in August 2026.
- The appellate court changed the calculation of time served in pre-trial custody from 1.5 days in prison for each day in custody to 1:1.
- Shishkina has been in custody since July 17, 2025.
- She was a journalist and editor at the regional publication 'Nomer odin' in Buryatia.
- She wrote about violations of rights of mobilized citizens from Buryatia.
- The case was heard in closed session, and the specific charges are not publicly known.
- Shishkina is currently held in pre-trial detention facility No. 1 in Novosibirsk.
Points of divergence
- The appeal court's decision worsened Shishkina's position by removing the preferential calculation of time served, which was previously one day in custody for 1.5 days in prison. — tg_baikal_people
- Shishkina was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment and one year of restriction of freedom. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The practice of reclassifying cases from 'confidential cooperation' (Article 275.1) to treason (Article 275) has allowed for significantly longer sentences. — tg_severrealii
- The case of Darya Shipacheva, sentenced to 12 years for treason on July 29, is mentioned as a parallel case with unknown charges. — tg_severrealii
- The case of Nika Novak, sentenced in November 2024 for confidential cooperation with a foreign organization, is cited as the first such conviction of a journalist. — tg_sibrealii
Coverage (11 sources)
- In Buryatia, the journalist who wrote about violations of mobilized personnel rights was sentenced to 12 years for 'state treason' — The Moscow Times
- Journalist from Buryatia sentenced to 12 years for 'treason' — Люди Байкала
- In Buryatia, journalist Vasilisa Shishkina was sentenced for treason. She was given 12 years — this is the minimum term under the article — Meduza
- Court upheld sentence for journalist Vasilisa Shishkina on treason case. In May, she was sentenced to 12 years in a colony — SOTAvision
- Buryat journalist Vasilisa Shishkina sentenced to 12 years in prison. She was tried on charges of treason — Север.Реалии
- Buryat journalist Vasilisa Shishkina sentenced to 12 years in prison. She was tried on charges of treason — Радио Свобода
- Buryat journalist Vasilisa Shishkina sentenced to 12 years in prison. She was tried on a case of state treason — Сибирь.Реалии
- In Buryatia, journalist Vasilisa Shishkina sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of treason — Настоящее Время
- In Buryatia, journalist sentenced to 12 years on treason case — ASTRA
- In Buryatia, journalist sentenced to 12 years on treason case — BBC News Русская служба
- Journalist from Buryatia Vasilisa Shishkina sentenced to 12 years in a colony on charges of state treason — Медиазона
Key entities
- Buryatia
- Vasily Dubkov
- Supreme Court
- Number One
- Novosibirsk
- Shishkina
- Fifth Appeal Court
- Mediasphere
- Court
- Appeals Court
- Tigran Keosayan