Convicted of 'treason' in Russia, journalist Darya Shipacheva was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Almost nothing is known about her case. Here's what her friend revealed.

WIRE — In spring 2025, security forces detained 34-year-old Darya Shipacheva at her Moscow apartment and took her to the pretrial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, from which she was transferred to the Lefortovo pretrial detention center in Moscow. On July 29, 2026, a Moscow court sentenced the journalist to 12 years in prison on charges of "treason" over a money transfer to Ukraine.

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