A Russian editor was in court Tuesday, facing ten days in prison for protesting Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine during a prime-time news show on state television.
A Russian TV editor who protested Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by interrupting a live news broadcast on Russian state television has been fined on a charge of calling for unsanctioned protests, Mediazona reported on March 15.
A Moscow court spokesperson told AFP that Marina Ovsyannikova, a state television employee who barged onto the set of Russia’s most-watched evening news broadcast with a placard reading “No War,” is on trial for violating protest regulations.
According to the website, Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 rubles ($250) by the Ostankino district court.
On March 14, Ovsyannikova appeared behind the host of Vremya on Russia’s Channel One, waving a placard that read “NO WAR.” Put an end to the war. Do not be fooled by propaganda. “They are deceiving you,” says the Russian. In English, the poster’s bottom line read “Russians Against War.” She also yelled “Put an end to the war. To war, no.”
She was visible and audible for a few seconds before the channel changed to a different broadcast.
