A Moscow court sentenced Friday, September 10 to one year of restrictions on freedom a member of the protest group Pussy Riot, accused of having broken anti-Covid rules by calling for a protest for the opponent Alexeï Navalny.
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During this period, Maria Aliokhina, 33, will be prohibited from leaving her home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., from leaving Moscow and participating in major public events, the press service of the Preobrazhensky court said on Telegram messaging. The young woman was found guilty of "
inciting the violation of sanitary rules
" by having broadcast in January calls to demonstrate against the arrest of Alexeï Navalny, arrested on his return to Russia after having recovered in Germany. 'serious poisoning for which he holds the Kremlin responsible.
Several supporters of the opponent, including his ally Lioubov Sobol and his spokesperson Kira Iarmych, were recently condemned to similar restrictions for not having respected "
health standards
" by calling for demonstrations.
Artist Maria Aliokhina is a long-time member of Pussy Riot.
She is one of the two activists of the group to have served a prison sentence for having performed a "
punk prayer
" in the main church in Moscow in 2012. Since the imprisonment of Alexey Navalny, the opposition and the independent press face increased repression in Russia.
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The main Russian opponent's organizations were qualified by the government as "
extremists
" in June, resulting in their liquidation and the ban on their members standing in the September elections.
