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Scientists, a journalist and even a bakery worker are among those convicted of treason in Russia

Over the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases

The Independent UK

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it

The Independent UK

Vladimir Kara-Murza, ‘Spymania’ and Putin’s crackdown on dissent

“Traitors and betrayers will get what they deserve.” So warned Russia’s Foreign Ministry following the sentencing of an outspoken critic of the Kremlin to 25 years in prison in April.

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‘Spymania’ grips Russian security services amid sharp rise in treason cases

The recent arrest of a number of high-profile scientists has led the scientific community to fear they are being targeted by the Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Moscow prison for US reporter was used in Stalin's purges

Lefortovo prison, where American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been jailed on espionage charges, has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times

The Independent UK

Russia's arrest of US reporter is a 'retaliation' as Putin's man rules out quick swap

The case against The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia, could be used as a 'trump card' for exchange of prisoners with the US, a Russian lawyer claimed

Daily Mirror

US condemns arrest of WSJ journalist as Russia accused of ‘hostage taking’

US secretary of state Antony Blinken issues strongly worded statement after arrest of Evan Gershkovich

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Russia sentences ex-reporter to 22-year jail term amid crackdown

A Moscow court on Monday sentenced a prominent former military-affairs journalist to 22 years in prison on treason charges for allegedly passing state secrets to NATO states, amid an escalating campaign to wipe out independent media.

Tribune News Service

Russian ex-journalist calls treason charge 'travesty' as trial set to start

Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.

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