 Alsu Kormasheva was convicted of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces. The case relates to a book she'd edited. It contained criticism of Russia's war in Ukraine. The court in Kazan revealed that the verdict and sentence were delivered last Friday, the same day that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was found guilty of espionage in Yekaterinburg. He was sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony.