Kobra Hosni, an Afghan journalist who was sentenced to two years in prison in Russia, faces the risk of forced deportation
Kobra Hosni, an Afghan journalist, and his colleague have been sentenced to two years in prison by the St. Petersburg city court for illegally crossing the Russian border into Europe.The local Fontanka newspaper reported on Tuesday night, 24 December, that the verdict was issued against Hosni on the charge of trying to leave Russia illegally for the European Union.According to information, this Afghan journalist, who fled to Russia after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, spent two years together with his colleague in detention, and according to the court order, they will not go to prison again.