• FireTower@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A sizable amount of the English reading population comes from countries where convictions come after trials, and trials have the accused present. It’s not unreasonable to assume that he might have been in custody. Also they didn’t mention he is still hiding out of the country until the last paragraph.

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      1 year ago

      yeah but it’s Russia…there’s nothing normal or sane in Russia.

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      1 year ago

      That’s why you read the article. The headline is accurate, not sensational. At this point he has been sentenced, which is the news. Article provides context around the current situation of him being in hiding.

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        1 year ago

        “Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced, in absence, to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”

        This title would have fielded less complaints.