Russian Court Sentences Playwright and Director to Six Years in Prison for "Justifying Terrorism"

Yevgenia Berkovich, a theater director, and Svetlana Petrichuk, a playwright, were sentenced to six years each in prison. Both women are renowned members of the Russian theater world. The sentence was handed down by a judge, who also banned them from "administering websites" for an unspecified period. The arrest of the two women last May sent shockwaves through Russia's artistic community.