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Moscow Court Sentences Journalist to 12 Years for Treason

7/29/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The Moscow City Court sentenced journalist Daria Shipacheva to 12 years in prison for treason.
She was fined 300,000 rubles and had 1.558 million rubles confiscated.
After pleading guilty, she received the minimum term under Article 275.
Prosecutors said a wire transfer to a Ukrainian relative triggered the treason charge.
She was arrested on April 23, 2025, detained in Rostov-on-Don, and later sent to Lefortovo prison.

History

Historical Context

Russia’s Article 275 treason law criminalises espionage or aid to foreign states, punishable by up to life imprisonment. After physicist Dmitry Kolker’s 2022 arrest, opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza received a 25-year term in 2023, and ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina was sentenced for sending $51.80 to a Ukraine aid group in 2024. The 2025 conviction of journalist Daria Shipacheva follows this pattern.

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Story summary

The Moscow City Court sentenced journalist Daria Shipacheva to 12 years in prison for treason.
She was fined 300,000 rubles and had 1.558 million rubles confiscated.
After pleading guilty, she received the minimum term under Article 275.
Prosecutors said a wire transfer to a Ukrainian relative triggered the treason charge.
She was arrested on April 23, 2025, detained in Rostov-on-Don, and later sent to Lefortovo prison.

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