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Metro Author Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Discrediting Russia's Armed Forces
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 60130" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author behind the Metro books, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As reported by the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-crackdown-navalny-court-dmitry-glukhovsky-4d35046224f7f0f2cba076bb1544fe4a" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>, on August 7, Glukhovsky was found guilty of intentionally spreading misinformation about Russia's armed forces by the Moscow court. Glukhovsky <a href="https://t.me/dg_cast/244" target="_blank">revealed over a year ago</a> that he was placed on a Russian federal watchlist after being accused of discrediting Russia's army in a post on his Instagram account. While Glukhovsky does not live in Russia, he was tried in absentia, according to the Associated Press.</p><p></p><p>Glukhovsky is a Russian journalist and author best known for his post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel Metro and its subsequent sequels. In addition to a list of successful novels, the franchise has spawned a video game adaption developed by 4A games, with the most recent installment, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/13/metro-exodus-review" target="_blank">Metro Exodus</a>, released back in 2019.</p><p></p><p>Glukhovsky has been vocal about his support for Ukraine after Russia <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/24/world/russia-attacks-ukraine" target="_blank">invaded the country in February 2022</a>. His sentence is one of many as Russia has cracked down on those who speak out against the government due to the ongoing war. Shortly after invading Ukraine, the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-introduce-jail-terms-spreading-fake-information-about-army-2022-03-04/" target="_blank">Russian parliament passed a bill</a> imposing up to 15 years in jail for anyone spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Image Credit: ANDRE PAIN / Getty Images</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TayNixster" target="_blank"><em>@TayNixster.</em></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dmitry-glukhovsky-metro-author-prison-sentence" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 60130, member: 1"] Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author behind the Metro books, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. As reported by the [URL='https://apnews.com/article/russia-crackdown-navalny-court-dmitry-glukhovsky-4d35046224f7f0f2cba076bb1544fe4a']Associated Press[/URL], on August 7, Glukhovsky was found guilty of intentionally spreading misinformation about Russia's armed forces by the Moscow court. Glukhovsky [URL='https://t.me/dg_cast/244']revealed over a year ago[/URL] that he was placed on a Russian federal watchlist after being accused of discrediting Russia's army in a post on his Instagram account. While Glukhovsky does not live in Russia, he was tried in absentia, according to the Associated Press. Glukhovsky is a Russian journalist and author best known for his post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel Metro and its subsequent sequels. In addition to a list of successful novels, the franchise has spawned a video game adaption developed by 4A games, with the most recent installment, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/13/metro-exodus-review']Metro Exodus[/URL], released back in 2019. Glukhovsky has been vocal about his support for Ukraine after Russia [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/24/world/russia-attacks-ukraine']invaded the country in February 2022[/URL]. His sentence is one of many as Russia has cracked down on those who speak out against the government due to the ongoing war. Shortly after invading Ukraine, the [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-introduce-jail-terms-spreading-fake-information-about-army-2022-03-04/']Russian parliament passed a bill[/URL] imposing up to 15 years in jail for anyone spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine. [I]Image Credit: ANDRE PAIN / Getty Images Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/TayNixster'][I]@TayNixster.[/I][/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/dmitry-glukhovsky-metro-author-prison-sentence"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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