Kasimova Guzel Nailovna
Kasimova Guzel Nailovna
Kazan-based activist and journalist Guzel Kasimova was sentenced to 6 years for putting up leaflets in Cherkessk regarding potential attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Investigators and the court interpreted the text of the leaflets as a knowingly false report about a terrorist act, intended to destabilize government authorities. On appeal, the sentence was reduced to 2 years and 11 months.