Journalists Konstantin Gabov, Antonina Favorskaya, Artem Kriger and Sergei Karelin, accused of taking part in the activities of an "extremist" organization founded by late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, stand inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Moscow, Russia October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four Russian journalists were sentenced by a Moscow court to 5-1/2 years each in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of working for the banned organisation of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russian news outlets said.
Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov and Artem Kriger have been on trial behind closed doors since October on charges, which they deny, of belonging to an extremist group.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
