Moscow-controlled Supreme Court in Crimea has shortened the prison term of journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko by one year to 5 years.
Yesypenko—the 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree—was detained in Russian-occupied Crimea on March 10, 2021.
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Yesypenko—the 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree—was detained in Russian-occupied Crimea on March 10, 2021.
rferl.org/a/russia-crime…
Commenting on the reduction of Yesypenko's sentence, @PSadovskaya2020, PEN America's Program Director, Eurasia, said: “The ruling made today against Vladyslav Yesypenko, while a shortened sentence, remains completely appalling..." (2/x)
Added PEN America's @PSadovskaya2020: “Yesypenko should have never been charged or convicted in the first place, and this sentencing still represents a gross violation of the right to freedom of expression. We are calling for his immediate release.” #Yesypenko (3/x)
Accused of baseless charges of espionage and the illegal manufacture of firearms, #Yesypenko spent nearly a year in pre-trial detention, and in February 2022, he was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison after a trial marred by systemic due process violations. (4/x)
In honoring Ukrainian freelance journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko with the 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, PEN America recognized "his courage in continuing to tell the stories of Ukrainians who have faced years of Russian occupation." (5/5) pen.org/2022-pen-barbe…
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