Doctor Sentenced Amidst Rising Political Tensions in Russia

A Russian court sentenced Moscow paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova to five and a half years in a penal colony after the mother of a patient accused her of anti-war remarks about Russian soldiers in Ukraine. This case highlights a trend of denunciations in politically charged Russia.

A Moscow paediatrician, Nadezhda Buyanova, has been sentenced to five and a half years in a penal colony by a Russian court for alleged anti-war remarks, according to Russian media reports.

The sentence was passed after a mother, whose son was a patient, publicly accused Buyanova of making derogatory comments about Russian soldiers in Ukraine.

This is part of a broader trend of increased political prosecutions. According to rights group OVD-Info, over 1,000 people have been criminally prosecuted in Russia for opposing the war. The case exemplifies the growing use of denunciations as a tool for political suppression.

(With inputs from agencies.)