Svetlana Prokopyeva

Svetlana Prokopyeva (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Прокопьева; born 1 October 1979) is a Russian journalist. She was awarded a CPJ International Press Freedom Award in November 2020.[1][2]

Svetlana Prokopyeva
Светлана Прокопьева
Born1 October 1979
Pskov, Russia
Alma materPskov State University
OccupationJournalist
AwardsCPJ International Press Freedom Award

Journalism

Svetlana Prokopyeva worked for the local newspaper Pskovskaya Gubernia from 2002 to 2006.[3] She also worked for the newspaper Pskovskya Pravda and the Echo of Moscow radio station in Pskov.

Currently, she is a correspondent for the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (since 2014) and an editor of the Sever.Realii.[4]

'Justifying terrorism' criminal case (2019–2020)

In 2018 Prokopyeva wrote an article where argued that Russian state authorities are partly to blame for the Arkhangelsk FSB office bombing. After that she was charged with 'justifying terrorism'.[5][6] On 6 July 2020 she was found guilty and fined $7,000.[7]

Awards

Redkollegia media award.[8]

She was awarded a CPJ International Press Freedom Award in November 2020.[1][2]

References
  1. "Svetlana Prokopyeva, Russia". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. "RFE/RL's Prokopyeva Honored With CPJ International Press Freedom Award". RFE/RL. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. "Одна против ФСБ". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. Danilov, Peter B. ""Independent Journalists are Perceived by the Authorities as Enemies"". www.highnorthnews.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. Higgins, Andrew (24 October 2019). "As Putin Era Begins to Wane, Russia Unleashes a Sweeping Crackdown (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. "Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva wrongly charged with justifying terrorism". European Federation of Journalists. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. Higgins, Andrew (6 July 2020). "Russian Court Convicts Journalist for 'Justifying Terrorism'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. "Журналистка Светлана Прокопьева стала лауреатом премии "Редколлегия"" [Journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva won the Redkollegia award]. sibreal.org (in Russian). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2021.


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