A Russian journalist has been fined and released after she protested against the war in Ukraine on a live TV news programme and made an anti-war video. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at state-controlled Channel 1, was detained after she ran on to the set on Monday holding a sign saying “no war”. She said she had been questioned for 14 hours and not slept for two days, and was not given access to legal help. The 30,000 rouble (£214; $280) fine relates to her video message. She had pleaded not guilty to the charge of organising an unauthorised public event. In the video, she called on the Russian people to protest against the war, saying only they have the power to “stop all this madness”. “Don’t be afraid of anything. They can’t imprison us all,” she said. It is not clear if she will face separate charges relating to her protest on live TV, and there had been fears she would be prosecuted under a more serious, new criminal law that bans calling Russia’s military action in Ukraine an “invasion” or spreading “fake news” about the conflict. After the court hearing Ms Ovsyannikova told reporters that she needed to rest after two days without sleep. (BBC)…[+]