US EditionRussian activist who helped Ukrainian refugees jailed for 22 years
BELGOROD, RUSSIA, JUN 22 – Geisler founded a volunteer group aiding 25,000 people in occupied Ukraine and was convicted for promoting terrorism and treason, receiving a 320,000-ruble fine.
- In June 2024, an anti-war activist named Nadezhda Rossinskaya, also known as Nadine Geisler, was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment by a military tribunal in Russia’s Belgorod region on charges of treason and terrorism.
- Rossinskaya was detained in February 2024 upon her return to Russia from Georgia, a country she had fled to in May 2023 after the arrest of an associate, seeking safety.
- Rossinskaya founded the women-led volunteer group Armiya Krasotok, which claimed to assist around 25,000 civilians in Russian-occupied Ukraine through humanitarian aid and evacuations between 2022 and 2023.
- Prosecutors accused Rossinskaya of inciting activities that threaten state security, supporting terrorism by allegedly encouraging donations to Ukraine's Azov Battalion, and committing treason; her defense challenged the evidence linking her to the posts, and she was also ordered to pay a fine of 320,000 rubles.
- The sentencing highlights ongoing Russian efforts to criminalize aid to Ukraine and independent activism, implying increased risks of prosecution for humanitarian and anti-war activities within Russia.
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