A Moscow court sentenced SotaVision journalist Antonina Favorskaya to 10 days in jail on charges of disobeying the police after visiting the grave of late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, where she laid flowers and took photographs. Favorskaya and two colleagues were detained on March 17 in a cafe near the cemetery after visiting Navalny's grave and taken to the police for identity verification. The two colleagues were eventually released, but Favorskaya, who initially refused to show her documents to the police, was held overnight and later sentenced by the court. Favorskaya used to cover Navalny's trials as a journalist. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Journalist Jailed After Laying Flowers At Navalny's Grave
People pay tribute at the grave of late Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny in Moscow on the day of Russia's presidential election on March 17.