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Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian journalist fined for live broadcast protest

Fine of about £215 is relatively light sentence for protest that shocked Russian TV viewers and earned plaudits from western leaders

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A Russian court has fined Marina Ovsyannikova 30,000 roubles (£215) for violating protest laws after she broke onto a live news broadcast on Channel One in an extraordinary demonstration against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The fine was a relatively light sentence for an act of protest that shocked Russian television viewers and earned plaudits from western leaders. Emmanuel Macron of France even offered her consular “protection” and said he would raise her case with Vladimir Putin.

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