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But what appeared to be a picayune paperwork problem ballooned into a crisis for this 47-year-old veteran journalist and mother of two, who was sentenced July 19 to 6½ years in a Russian penal colony for supposedly spreading false information about the Russian military.
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Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
He was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security penal colony.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
If no appeal is filed, Robert Woodland will serve 12.5 years in a maximum security penal colony.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 4 July 2024
Whelan, 54, who has been detained since visiting Russia for a friend’s wedding in 2018, was also convicted of espionage and has been serving a 16-year sentence in a penal colony.
—NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
He was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security penal colony.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
If no appeal is filed, Robert Woodland will serve 12.5 years in a maximum security penal colony.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 4 July 2024
Whelan, 54, who has been detained since visiting Russia for a friend’s wedding in 2018, was also convicted of espionage and has been serving a 16-year sentence in a penal colony.
—NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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