Global InformationAleksandra Skochilenko information
Aleksandra Skochilenko | |
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Александра Скочиленко | |
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| Born | 13 September 1990 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
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Aleksandra Yuryevna Skochilenko (Russian: Александра Юрьевна Скочиленко; born 13 September 1990), also known as Sasha Skochilenko, is a Russian artist, musician, poet, The Paper's former author, and political prisoner.
Skochilenko was detained on 11 April 2022 for distributing anti-war leaflets in a grocery store.[1] She was charged under Article 207.3 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for "dissemination of knowingly false information about the armed forces of the Russian Federation." The charge carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison. In June 2022, Amnesty International declared Skochilenko a prisoner of conscience,[2] and the Memorial human rights organization recognized her as a political prisoner.[3] She was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2022.[4]
On 16 November 2023, the Vasileostrovsky District Court in St. Petersburg sentenced Aleksandra Skochilenko to 7 years in prison under Russia's "fake news" law for replacing grocery store price tags with anti-war messages containing information about civilian deaths during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[5][6][7]
- ^ AFP (13 April 2022). "Russian artist faces jail over peace protest using supermarket price labels". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Amnesty International Declares Russian Price-Tag Artist Prisoner Of Conscience". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ ""Мемориал" признал политзаключенной петербургскую художницу Александру Скочиленко". Настоящее Время (in Russian). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Художницу Сашу Скочиленко приговорили к 7 годам колонии по делу об антивоенных ценниках. Без необходимых лекарств и диеты девушка может умереть от остановки сердца". Новая газета Европа. 19 May 1974. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Roth, Andrew (16 November 2023). "Russian artist jailed for seven years over Ukraine war price tag protest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech". AP News. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.