Russian journalist protests war

A Russian journalist appeared in court Tuesday after she disrupted a live broadcast in protest of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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March 15, 2022 - 4:08 PM

A Russian Channel One employee enters Ostankino on-air TV studio during Russia's most-watched evening news broadcast, holding up a poster which reads as "No War" and condemning Moscow's military action in Ukraine in Moscow on March 15, 2022. (-/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

A bold Russian journalist appeared in court Tuesday, quelling fears that she’d gone missing after she disrupted a live broadcast in protest of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at the state television’s flagship Channel 1, has been charged with organizing an unauthorized public event and is facing a fine, community service or up to 10 days in jail, BBC News reported. Her appearance in the Moscow courtroom marked the first time she has been seen or heard from since she burst into the newsroom Monday evening, giant sign in hand,…

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