Russian journalist jailed for anti-war statements starts hunger strike


  • World
  • Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024

LONDON (Reuters) - Maria Ponomarenko, a journalist from Siberia serving a six-year prison sentence for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, has declared a hunger strike, according to her publication and a supporter.

The 46-year-old was detained less than two months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 for accusing the Russian air force of bombing a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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