Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, sentenced in Russia to 12 years in a high-security penal colony, has been awarded this year’s Ihor Lubchenko prize for defending freedom of speech.
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Ukrinform: Imprisoned Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko wins prize for defending freedom of speech
Journalist Roman Sushchenko, who worked for Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform for over a decade, gestures in the court in Moscow on June 4, 2018.
