# Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko sentenced to 6 years in prison

Committee to Protect Journalists, 2023-02-15

- Address: https://cpj.org/2023/02/russian-journalist-maria-ponomarenko-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Russia: journalist Maria Ponomarenko is sentenced to six years for reporting on a Mariupol strike](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-russia-ponomarenko-fake-news-sentence)
- [Claim 609: The court sentenced Ponomarenko to six years in prison and a five-year ban on journalistic activity.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/609)
- [Claim 610: The charge stemmed from Ponomarenko's Telegram post about an alleged Russian airstrike on a Mariupol theater, which Russia denies.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/610)
- [Claim 611: Ponomarenko told the court she would have asked for leniency only if she had committed a real crime.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/611)

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