Imprisoned Russian Artist's Antiwar Messages Spark Controversy
TL;DR
Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko has been sentenced to seven years in prison for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, under new wartime legislation that criminalizes any antiwar messaging or activism. Skochilenko's conviction has been criticized as unfair and disproportionate. In another development, a former police officer sentenced to 20 years for the contract killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been pardoned after serving time in Ukraine.
Topics:worldhuman-rights#antiwar-messages#artist#freedom-of-speech#human-rights#russia#unfair-verdict
- Russian Artist Gets 7 Years in Prison for Replacing Grocery Price Tags with Antiwar Messages Democracy Now!
- Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war Yahoo News
- Russia Sentences Activist to Penal Colony for Antiwar Notes on Price Tags The New York Times
- Russia says artist was spreading misinformation about military | WION WION
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