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Russian anti-war activist and artist Alexandra Skotschilenko (33) was sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in her hometown of St. Petersburg on Thursday. The young woman who replaced the price tags in a supermarket with slogans against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine had to answer for spreading alleged false information about Moscow’s army.
The musician and poet was arrested after the action in April 2022 and has been in custody since then. She has always denied the allegations.
Prison camp despite serious illness
Her case sparked international outrage because she remained imprisoned despite serious illnesses. The Public Prosecution Service had demanded eight years in prison, with a maximum threat of ten years in prison. Skotschilenko has been classified as a political prisoner by the human rights organizations Amnesty International and Memorial.
Her partner in particular had repeatedly drawn attention to the fate of the politically persecuted artist. In one of her letters, Skochilenko wrote from prison: “It turns out that I embody everything that is unbearable for Putin’s regime: creativity, pacifism, LGBT, psychological education, feminism, humanism and love for everything bright, ambiguous and unusual .” (SDA)
Source: Blick
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