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Estonia Jails Ex-Russian State Media Journalist 6 Years for Treason
- An Estonian court sentenced journalist Svetlana Burceva to six years in prison on Wednesday for treason related to collaboration with Russian security services.
- The court found Burceva collaborated with FSB reserve officer Roman Romachev to advance Russian foreign policy and undermine Estonia's sovereignty.
- Burceva worked for Russian state media outlets like Rossiya Segodnya and Baltnews.ee under a pseudonym, and co-authored a pro-Russian propaganda book on hybrid warfare.
- The court stated Burceva’s sentence started from her detention on February 28, 2024, and she has 30 days to appeal the six-year prison term.
- The ruling highlights Estonia’s stance against threats to its independence by accusing Burceva of violating sanctions and aiding Russian information warfare efforts.
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An Estonian court has sentenced journalist Svetlana Burceva, who collaborated in several Russian media, to six years in prison on Wednesday for a crime of treason by failing to comply with the international sanctions imposed against Moscow. The Harju County Court in the capital, Tallín, has found Burceva guilty for collaborating since 2017 with the Russian state-controlled Rossiya Segodnya group whose director, Dimitri Kiseliov, is on the Wester…
A court in Estonia sentenced her to six years in prison for treason against journalist Svetlana Burceva, who worked for the average Russian state mass; the sentence is not definitive.
Tallinn's Harju County Court found Russian-born Estonian journalist Svetlana Burtseva guilty of violating international sanctions and treason, and sentenced her to six years in prison.
The Haru County Court of Estonia sentenced Svetlana Burtseva to six years ' imprisonment in a case of treason ...
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