A court in Estonia on August 6 held a preliminary hearing in the high treason case against journalist Svetlana Burceva, who used to work for the Sputnik and Baltnews news agencies that belong to the Kremlin-controlled Russia Today media holding. The 57-year-old Burceva was detained in March and initially charged with violating European sanctions imposed on the Russian media outlets. Investigators said she used a pseudonym -- Alan Torm -- and continued to work for Sputnik even after it stopped its operations in Estonia following the sanctions. Prosecutors ruled that Burceva worked as a propagandist in the Russian news agencies and therefore her charge was changed to high treason. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
