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Russian court jails artist Skochilenko for seven years over anti-war protest
Alexandra (Sasha) Skochilenko, a 33-year-old artist and musician, who faces charges of spreading false information about the army after replacing supermarket price tags with slogans protesting against Russias military operation in Ukraine, reacts during a court hearing in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 16, 2023. — Reuters pic
Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 9:49 PM MYT

MOSCOW, Nov 16 — A Russian court today found artist and musician Alexandra Skochilenko guilty of knowingly spreading fake news about the Russian army’s behaviour in Ukraine and sentenced her to seven years in a prison colony.

Skochilenko, 33, replaced price tags in a supermarket in her native St Petersburg on March 31 2022 with small pieces of paper urging an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and criticising the authorities.

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She denied the formal charge of knowingly spreading false information about the army. — Reuters

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