Claim 609

The court sentenced Ponomarenko to six years in prison and a five-year ban on journalistic activity.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The court sentenced Ponomarenko to six years in prison and a five-year ban on journalistic activity.
Field: action
Value: six-year sentence, February 15, 2023
About: incident 2023-russia-ponomarenko-fake-news-sentence
Source: Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko sentenced to 6 years in prison
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-02-15

Quotation from the source

Six years in prison plus a five-year ban on journalistic activities