Aleksandra Skochilenko

Russian artist and musician (born 1990)

Aleksandra Skochilenko
Aleksandra Yuryevna Skochilenko (Russian: Александра Юрьевна Скочиленко; born 13 September 1990), also known as Sasha Skochilenko, is a Russian artist, musician, poet, and former political prisoner. Skochilenko was detained in April 2022 for distributing anti-war messages in Saint Petersburg. Amnesty International declared Skochilenko a prisoner of conscience, the Memorial human rights organization recognized her as a political prisoner, and the BBC included her on its 100 Women in 2022. In November 2023, Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison under Russia's "fake news" law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Skochilenko

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