Russian Student Journalists Sentenced Over Freedom of Assembly Video

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Moscow court sentenced the four ex-editors of independent student news site DOXA to two years of correctional labor Tuesday, ending a
and Vladimir Metelkin were in April 2021 charged with inciting minors to illegally protest over the video, which was published amid
cannot be expelled for attending the pro-Navalny protests and should not be afraid of voicing their opinions
Dorogomilovo court on Tuesday found Aramyan, Gutnikova, Tyshkevich and Metelkin guilty and sentenced them to two years of correctional
courthouse to await the verdict
At least two have been detained.Tyshkevich was brought to court from a detention center where she was serving a 15-day administrative
and continued to operate after HSE revoked its status as a student organization in 2019
The outlet became known for investigations into systemic sexual harassment at top Russian universities and politically motivated firings at
their phones and access the internet to two hours a day.Days after Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, authorities
The four editors officially stepped down a week later.