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Russian ex-defence reporter's treason appeal rejected

Ivan Safronov, a former journalist and an aide to the head of Roscosmos space corporation, convicted of treason, gestures during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his 22-year prison sentence, in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

Former Russian defence reporter Ivan Safronov lost an appeal on Wednesday against a 22-year jail sentence for treason.

Safronov, a reporter for the Kommersant and Vedomosti newspapers who later worked as an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, was arrested in 2020 and accused of disclosing classified information.

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