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Russian activist who admitted spying for Moscow sentenced in Poland
Vanya Gaberova and Ivan Stoyanov were booted out after serving a year in prison.
A Moscow judge on Thursday sentenced exiled human rights veteran Lev Ponomaryov to five and a half years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of violating Russia’s laws on “foreign agents” and “undesirable” organizations.
His wife, Irina Rogova, was sentenced to three years in prison as an accessory to spying.
The charge was filed with the District Court in Sosnowiec in October 2025.
