March 28, 2019
By Manu Raju and Jennifer Hansler
..."If the department (click here) rescinded the award because of statements made by a journalist, exercising her right to freedom of speech, it would mean that the Department is using political fealty to the President as an eligibility criteria for receiving a government award designed to highlight courage," said Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the panel. "Furthermore, misleading the public and Congress about the true reasons behind its actions would harm the Department's reputation here in the United States and around the world, and undermine its credibility regarding future pronouncements from the press podium."...
The Russians are going to prison for their hate campaign that could have endangered Ms. Aro's life.
When Jessikka Aro started investigating pro-Kremlin Twitter accounts, she was targeted by trolls both online and in real life
A Finnish court (click here) has sentenced the founder of a pro-Russian website to 22 months in prison on charges of defamation and negligence.
The court said MV-Lehti published offensive content about Jessikka Aro, an investigative journalist.
Ilja Janitskin and two other journalists were ordered to pay 136,000 euros (£119,300) in compensation.
Aro had been the subject of a hate campaign following her reporting on online Russian propaganda.
MV-Lehti is a well-known right-wing, anti-immigrant, Eurosceptic, pro-Russian publication.
