Marina Ovsyannikova: Journalist who spoke out against war live on air recounts escape from Russia
1 year, 10 months ago

Marina Ovsyannikova: Journalist who spoke out against war live on air recounts escape from Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She had raised a signboard reading “no war, stop the war; don’t believe the propaganda, they’re lying to you here” after bursting into a studio during a live news bulletin. Revealing the harrowing ordeal she experienced with her daughter, Ovsyannikova said they planned their escape for three weeks while under house arrest and said Vladimir Putin’s government would not be able to keep her silent. Recalling her conversation at that time, she said: “He would say ‘hey Marina look here is the tail of big dipper’. I’m very grateful to France, a free country, to have welcomed me.” She was fined 30,000 roubles and charged with spreading false information about the Russian army under Russia’s law that prohibits people from condemning the war and referring to it as an “invasion”.

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Marina Ovsyannikova : French police probe ‘poisoning’ of TV journalist who denounced Putin’s war live on TV
1 year, 2 months ago

Marina Ovsyannikova : French police probe ‘poisoning’ of TV journalist who denounced Putin’s war live on TV

The Independent  

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Former Russian state TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for Ukraine war criticism
1 year, 3 months ago

Former Russian state TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for Ukraine war criticism

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A court in Moscow on …

Former Russian state TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for Ukraine war criticism
1 year, 3 months ago

Former Russian state TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for Ukraine war criticism

Associated Press  

A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced a former state TV journalist 8 1/2 years in prison in absentia for protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine, the latest in a crackdown on dissent that has intensified since the invasion began nearly 20 months ago. Marina Ovsyannikova was charged with spreading false information about the Russian army, a criminal offense under a law …

Russian former state TV journalist sentenced for criticizing Ukraine war
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian former state TV journalist sentenced for criticizing Ukraine war

LA Times  

Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was sentenced in absentia to 8½ years in prison for protesting Russia’s war on Ukraine. A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced a former state TV journalist to 8½ years in prison for protesting Russia’s war on Ukraine, the latest move in a crackdown on dissent that has intensified since the invasion began nearly …

Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-Putin TV journalist flees Russia
2 years, 2 months ago

Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-Putin TV journalist flees Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marina Ovsyannikova, the former Russian …

Russian journalist detained, charged over war criticism
2 years, 4 months ago

Russian journalist detained, charged over war criticism

Associated Press  

Russian authorities detained a former state TV journalist who quit after staging an on-air protest against Moscow’s war in Ukraine and charged her Wednesday with spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces, according to her lawyer. How many more children should die for you to stop?” If tried and convicted, Ovsyannikova faces up to 10 years in prison under a …

Russian TV journalist detained over criticism of Ukraine war
2 years, 4 months ago

Russian TV journalist detained over criticism of Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who made international news over a live-on-air anti-war protest in March, has been detained. Russian authorities raided the home of a former state TV journalist and detained her as part of a criminal investigation for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian armed forces, her lawyer said on social media. Marina Ovsyannikova, 44, who quit her …

Russian TV journalist fined over Ukraine comments
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian TV journalist fined over Ukraine comments

Al Jazeera  

A Moscow court ordered Marina Ovsyannikova to pay a fine for discrediting the Russian army over its actions in Ukraine. A Moscow court ordered journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, to pay a fine for discrediting the Russian army. Her lawyer, Dmitry Zakhvatov, said she was fined for speaking out against Moscow’s …

Moscow journalist Marina Ovsyannikova says 'It's Putin's war, not Russian people's war'
2 years, 9 months ago

Moscow journalist Marina Ovsyannikova says 'It's Putin's war, not Russian people's war'

Daily Mail  

Moscow journalist Marina Ovsyannikova said her decision to go on live state-run TV to decry propaganda was spontaneous and that she wanted to remind the world 'it's Putin's war, not Russian people's war.' Moscow journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, 43, gave her first interview to American media on Sunday, speaking to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week Ovsyannikova, a worker at Russia's …

Putin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language that recalls the rhetoric from Josef Stalin’s show trials of the 1930s. Putin’s ominous speech on Wednesday likened opponents to “gnats” who try to weaken the country at the behest of the West — crude remarks that set the …

Putin likens opponents to 'gnats,' signaling new repression
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin likens opponents to 'gnats,' signaling new repression

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Putin's ominous speech on Wednesday likened opponents to “gnats” …

Russian journalists are quitting state-media after journalist Marina Ovsyannikova flashed anti-war sign live on air
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian journalists are quitting state-media after journalist Marina Ovsyannikova flashed anti-war sign live on air

The Independent  

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Russian TV protester resigns, turns down asylum offer
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian TV protester resigns, turns down asylum offer

Al Jazeera  

Marina Ovsyannikova says she has refused an asylum offer in France despite potentially facing further prosecution. Russia’s Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova says she has quit her job but refused to accept an asylum offer in France after publicly challenging the Kremlin’s narrative about the war in Ukraine on live TV. Ovsyannikova was detained and rapidly fined 30,000 roubles for …

Ukraine war: Russian TV protester 'extremely worried' for her safety
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine war: Russian TV protester 'extremely worried' for her safety

Daily Mail  

A Russian journalist who defied Vladimir Putin's crackdown on free speech to denounce his war on Ukraine on live TV has said she fears for her safety but does not plant to leave the country. Ovsyannikova, 43, was arrested following her protest, in which she interrupted a live Channel One broadcast with an anti-war placard Ovsyannikova, a former editor for …

Russian court fines journalist Marina Ovsyannikova after 14 hours of questioning for on-air TV protest
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian court fines journalist Marina Ovsyannikova after 14 hours of questioning for on-air TV protest

ABC  

A Russian court has fined a journalist who interrupted a live bulletin on Russian state TV with anti-war messages, denouncing her act of protest as "hooliganism". Key points: Marina Ovsyannikova held up a sign behind a studio presenter reading the news on Channel One She exhorted Russians not to be taken in by state propaganda She told reporters she had …

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian state TV journalist says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’
2 years, 9 months ago

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian state TV journalist says it was ‘impossible to stay silent’

CNN  

London CNN Business — The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday that many Russian journalists see …

Russian editor who protested war on TV appears in court - reports
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian editor who protested war on TV appears in court - reports

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sign read: “No war, stop the war, don’t …

Russian State TV protest 'sent shockwaves through all of Russian society' says American on the ground
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian State TV protest 'sent shockwaves through all of Russian society' says American on the ground

Raw Story  

Yakov Kronrod went back to Russia to care for his mother months before the invasion of Ukraine, so he was on the ground watching as a Channel One editor took the bold move to stage a protest on live television. Marina Ovsyannikova, the editor of Channel One, held up a sign saying that Russians were being lied to and not …

Anti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show
2 years, 9 months ago

Anti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A live evening news program on Russia’s state television channel was interrupted Monday by a person who walked into the studio holding a poster protesting the war in Ukraine. Russia’s state TV regularly amplifies the government line that says troops entered Ukraine to save people from “neo-Nazis” and to defend Russians from a country that was preparing …

Journalist who protested Ukraine war on live Russian TV is released after 14 hours of questioning
2 years, 9 months ago

Journalist who protested Ukraine war on live Russian TV is released after 14 hours of questioning

LA Times  

Marina Ovsyannikova, a dissenting journalist at Russia’s Channel 1, holds up an antiwar poster behind the anchorwoman of the “Vremya” news program. During a live segment Monday on “Vremya,” one of the most-watched Russian news shows, journalist Marina Ovsyannikova could be seen walking up behind a seated anchor and holding up a white poster with the words “No war” in …

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian TV journalist who protested Ukraine war on-air turns up in court
2 years, 9 months ago

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian TV journalist who protested Ukraine war on-air turns up in court

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A Russian state television journalist who protested the invasion of Ukraine during a live news broadcast was found guilty Tuesday of organizing an “unauthorized public event.” A district court in Moscow said in a statement that Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One, had been found guilty of the “administrative offense” and had been fined …

Russian on-air protester fined, faces possible prison term
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian on-air protester fined, faces possible prison term

Al Jazeera  

Marina Ovsyannikova was fined $270 for a prerecorded video where she called on Russians to join antiwar protests. “Russia is the aggressor country and one person, Vladimir Putin, solely bears responsibility for that aggression,” she said in the prerecorded video, referring to Russia’s president who ordered troops into Ukraine on February 24. State news agency Tass said Ovsyannikova remains under …

Fears mount over ‘missing’ Russian anti-war TV protester
2 years, 9 months ago

Fears mount over ‘missing’ Russian anti-war TV protester

Al Jazeera  

UN calls on Russia to ensure Marina Ovsyannikova will not face reprisals for her protest on live television. UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani called on Russian authorities to ensure that Ovsyannikova “does not face any reprisals for exercising her right to freedom of expression”, as fears grew for her safety. “The Russian authorities must immediately release Marina Ovsyannikova, who …

Russia-Ukraine war: Marina Ovsyannikova interrupts Russian show
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Marina Ovsyannikova interrupts Russian show

Al Jazeera  

Act of dissent comes amid government crackdown on independent journalism and anti-war protests. An anti-war protester has interrupted a live evening news programme on Russia’s state television, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter that said “NO WAR. The act of dissent at Channel One’s studios on Monday came on day 19 of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in …

A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court
2 years, 9 months ago

A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court

NPR  

A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images A Russian woman who burst onto the set of a live TV news broadcast to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine was quickly arrested and is the subject of "a pre-investigation check," …

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