Moscow, June 26, 2025 (AFP) - Russia sentences photographer to 16 years for treason

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2025-06-26

A Russian court said on Thursday it had sentenced a photographer to 16 years in jail for treason after a closed-door trial, without giving details of the charges. Grigory Skvortskov, 35, said while in pre-trial detention he had given a US journalist a book about Soviet bunkers and other material -- but that the information was declassified and publicly available online. Russia has escalated a crackdown on rights at home since it sent troops int......

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