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Aleksandr Ionov
Coverage of Aleksandr Ionov in the Nexus archive.
- 11th Circuit upholds convictions of Black activists charged in Russian propaganda conspiracy
The 11th Circuit upheld the convictions of four activists affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Black Hammer for conspiring as unregistered Russian agents. The court ruled the law used to prosecute them served a content-neutral national security interest, citing evidence of collaboration with Aleksandr Ionov, a Russian-linked figure, to promote Russian propaganda and stage protests.