English
By
Jessica Jerreat
Share on Facebook
Print this page
WASHINGTON - At an appeals hearing Tuesday, Russian prosecutors accused journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva of being a "mouthpiece of the West" as the court upheld her conviction of "justifying terrorism."
The hearing came amid a wider backdrop of Moscow taking legal action against her employer, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. A Russian court last month fined the independent U.S.-funded news network for not complying with its foreign agents law.
Russia's use of legal action against RFE/RL is an attempt to cut off access to independent media, media and regional analysts say.