On Monday in Moscow, an employee of the popular state-owned television station Channel One charged onto its nightly news broadcast to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor for the network, appeared behind anchor Ekaterina Andreeva with a sign that read “NO WAR” in English. She told the audience that the state-controlled media was “lying to you” and called for an end to the war:
Before her protest, Ovsyannikova recorded a video condemning the invasion, saying that her father is Ukrainian and that she regrets contributing to the pro-war messages broadcast on Channel One. “Unfortunately, I’ve spent many of the last few years working for Channel One, doing Kremlin propaganda, and I’m deeply ashamed by this,” she said, concluding her speech by encouraging others to protest as well: “They can’t arrest us all.”
Ovsyannikova was reportedly detained by the police shortly after the protest. On Tuesday, her lawyers said they have been unable to find her. Attorney Anastasia Kostanova told BBC Russian that she called Ovsyannikova’s phone repeatedly but no one picked up, and she “spent the whole night looking” for her.
“This means that they are hiding her from her lawyers and trying to deprive her of legal assistance and, apparently, they are trying to prepare the most stringent prosecution,” Kostanova said.
Another laywer, Pavel Chikov, tweeted that he has also been unable to find the journalist. “Marina Ovsyannikova has not yet been found. She has...
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