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Russian artist gets 7 years for anti-war price tags
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67437171
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Around 400 people were hiding inside," and: “My great grandfather did not fight in WWII for four years so that Russia could become a fascist state and attack Ukraine.”
In her closing statement, the artist struck a defiant tone, asking the court: “How little faith does our prosecutor have in our state and society if he thinks that our statehood and public security can be ruined by five small pieces of paper?”
Sasha Skochilenko’s sister Anna told the BBC that her sibling was “a symbol of everything the [Russian] authorities hate”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen an unprecedented crackdown on domestic opposition in parallel with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Last month, journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who protested against the invasion of Ukraine live on state TV, was convicted to 8.5 years in jail in absentia.
In April, British-Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years for his criticism of the war.
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