1. In November 2023, Aleksandra Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison under Russia's "fake news" law.
16 Facts About Aleksandra Skochilenko
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Aleksandra Skochilenko was released in Ankara on 1 August 2024 as part of a complex international exchange of prisoners.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko attended the Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko is the author of Book About Depression, which helped destigmatise mental health issues in Russia.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko is an open lesbian and her partner participated in publicizing her criminal case and the conditions of her detention.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko joined several protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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On 11 April 2022, Aleksandra Skochilenko was arrested for "putting fragments of paper in place of price tags, containing information about the use of the Russian armed forces" in a Perekrestok supermarket on 31 March.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko was charged under Article 207.3 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the recently introduced Russian wartime censorship laws.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko faced a sentence of up to ten years imprisonment.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko's partner was denied permission to visit her while in detention.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2022.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko had one day's notice that she would be released.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko later reported being taken from her Saint Petersburg cell, moved without explanation, and threatened with death for asking what was happening.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko arrived that night in Cologne and was held in a quarantine hospital.
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Aleksandra Skochilenko has shown that if you are kind and pro-peace then good things can happen.