Event 499

{
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Reported by ERR News with direct quotes and official statements, with the date and details clearly visible in the provided screenshot.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Estonia has charged an Estonian journalist who wrote for Russian media with treason and violation of international sanctions. The Public Prosecutor's Office alleges that the journalist knowingly cooperated with Russian state media in a manner deemed harmful to Estonia's security, at a time of ongoing Russian aggression.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-06T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Estonian journalist charged with treason for collaboration with Russian state media.",
    "Authorities allege activities in support of a hostile foreign power.",
    "Charges include both treason and violation of international sanctions."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Public Prosecutor's Office accuses Estonian citizen journalist Svetlana Burceva (57) of violating international sanctions and treason.",
    "The office considers it to be an act of treason that Burceva knowingly cooperated with Russian state media and provided them with information.",
    "Burceva, who has written articles for Russian state media since at least 2020, was arrested in April this year."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609417627/prosecution-in-estonia-charges-journalist-who-wrote-for-russian-media-with-treason"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Treason",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Estonian journalist charged with treason for collaboration with Russian state media.",
            "Authorities allege activities in support of a hostile foreign power.",
            "Charges include both treason and violation of international sanctions."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "EE"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "link": "https://news.err.ee/1609417627/prosecution-in-estonia-charges-journalist-who-wrote-for-russian-media-with-treason",
      "notes": "Prosecutor's Office publicly announces charges.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "The ??Estonian Public Prosecutor's Office accuses Estonian citizen journalist Svetlana Burceva (57) of violating international sanctions and treason.",
  "headline": "Prosecution in Estonia charges journalist who wrote for Russian media with treason",
  "location_text": "Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_499_1763928925_3777d760.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Svetlana Burceva (57) charged with violating international sanctions and treason.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609417627/prosecution-in-estonia-charges-journalist-who-wrote-for-russian-media-with-treason"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonian journalist charged with treason and sanctions violation for working with Russian state media.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609417627/prosecution-in-estonia-charges-journalist-who-wrote-for-russian-media-with-treason"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "EE",
  "Attack Type": "Treason",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "6-Aug-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://news.err.ee/1609417627/prosecution-in-estonia-charges-journalist-who-wrote-for-russian-media-with-treason",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "The ??Estonian Public Prosecutor's Office accuses Estonian citizen journalist Svetlana Burceva (57) of violating international sanctions and treason. ",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Svetlana Burceva (57) charged with violating international sanctions and treason. ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}