Russian Doctor, Accused of Antiwar Stance, Is Jailed

Russian Doctor Jailed for 5-1/2 Years After Being Publicly Denounced
Nadezhda Buyanova, a 68-year-old paediatrician denounced by a patient's mother for an alleged unpatriotic statement and accused of blaming Russia's armed forces for a military conflict against Ukraine, stands inside an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks
"It's absurd, just absurd," the doctor said. "I can't get my head around what’s happening to me. Perhaps later I’ll be able to." The paediatrician had been reported to police by the mother of a 7-year-old boy she’d been treating.
Russian Doctor, Accused of Antiwar Stance, Is Jailed After Child’s Testimony
The mother of a 7-year-old boy accused the Moscow pediatrician, Nadezhda Buyanova, of telling him that his father’s death while fighting in Ukraine was justified.
Russian doctor jailed for 5.5 years on basis of public denunciation
A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Moscow paediatrician to five and a half years in a penal colony, state news agency TASS said, after the mother of one of her patients publicly denounced her for comments she made about Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Russian Doctor Jailed 5.5 Years for Criticizing War During Patient Visit
A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a pediatrician to five-and-a-half years in prison for criticizing the war in Ukraine during a patient visit earlier this year. Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, was found guilty of spreading "fake" information on the Russian army under wartime laws used to silence dissent.

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