Russian Activist Daria Kozyreva Sentenced to Nearly Three Years for Anti-War Protests

Darya Kosyreva put a verse of poetry on the statue of a Ukrainian poet and must now be detained for two years and eight months. The Russian judiciary condemned the young woman for »discrediting the army«.

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Russia jails teenager for condemning Ukraine conflict

A Russian court has jailed Darya Kozyreva, a young activist who used 19th-century poetry and graffiti to protest the conflict in Ukraine. At the court proceedings, the 19-year-old Kozyreva was found guilty of repeatedly discrediting the Russian army after she put up a poster with lines of Ukrainian verse on a public square. According to a trial transcript, the teenager pleaded not guilty, calling the case against her one big fabrication. She was…

A Russian court has sentenced Daria Kozyreva, a 19-year-old activist who used 19th-century poetry and graffiti to nearly 3 years in prison for...

Russia Jails 19-Year-Old for Nearly Three Years for Condemning Ukraine Conflict

Russia jails 19-year-old activist for quoting Ukrainian poet, criticizing war

A court in St. Petersburg sentenced 19-year-old Darya Kozyreva to two years and eight months in a penal colony for allegedly "discrediting" the Russian army.