US EditionRussian activist who helped Ukrainian refugees jailed for 22 years
- 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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Nadezhda Rossinskaya is said to have helped Ukrainians flee from occupied territories – now she has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Russian justice accuses her of treason and terrorist financing. An Instagram post has become a disaster for her.
Nadezhda Rossinskaya is said to have helped Ukrainians flee Putin's war. Now she was sentenced by a Russian court for it.
From Belgorod, a Russian city close to the Ukrainian border, a Ukrainian woman tried to flee Russia in February 2024. She had her 46…
Belgorod Court Sentences Activist Who Helped Ukrainian Refugees to 22 Years in Prison
A military court in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region sentenced Nadezhda Rossinskaya, an anti-war activist who helped Ukrainian refugees, to 22 years in prison on charges of treason and terrorism, her lawyer and local media reported Friday.
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