Convicted of ‘treason’ in Russia, journalist Darya Shipacheva was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Almost nothing is known about her case. Here’s what her friend revealed.

In spring 2025, security forces detained 34-year-old Darya Shipacheva at her Moscow apartment and took her to the pretrial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, from which she was transferred to the Lefortovo pretrial detention center in Moscow.

On July 29, 2026, a Moscow court sentenced the journalist to 12 years in prison on charges of “treason” over a money transfer to Ukraine.