Russia-installed judges at a court in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea Peninsula are due to issue a verdict in a trial against Mykola Semena, an RFE/RL contributor who is facing what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge.
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RFE/RL: Verdict due in Crimean journalist Semena’s ‘separatism’ trial
Crimean journalist Mykola Semena, who was sentenced to two and a half years in jail for writing an article opposing Russia’s occupation of Crimea. Semena says he was prepared to risk his personal freedom to protect free speech and freedom of the press.
