German Journalist, Alina Lipp, Persecuted and Facing 3 Years in Prison for Donbass reporting

Alina Lipp, an independent German journalist and blogger is facing a criminal probe [in Germany] over her ‘endorsement’ of Russia’s ‘illegal aggressive war’ against Ukraine. Lipp has told Russian media she only does what any journalist would do – document what is happening around her. If found guilty, she could face a fine or up to three years behind bars.

On Saturday, RT DE interviewed Lipp about her professional work and the ongoing investigation.

The journalist contended that she is ‘doing interviews with people in Donetsk and merely translating them into German.’

" First, they deleted my material on the internet, then they blocked my #bankaccount , blocked the bank account of my father, and yesterday I got this letter that they opened a criminal case against me.

For Germans, the support of the special operation of Russia in Ukraine is already a criminal act for which you can […] get three years in prison.

They are writing that they are not going to invite me to a hearing because this would ‘disturb the investigations’." she said