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flag Russian activist Darya Kozyreva sentenced to three years for protesting the war in Ukraine.

flag A 19-year-old Russian activist, Darya Kozyreva, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for protesting against Russia's war in Ukraine. flag She was arrested after attaching a verse by Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko to a statue and calling the war "monstrous" in an interview with Radio Free Europe. flag Memorial, a Russian human rights group, and Amnesty International have condemned the sentence, describing Kozyreva as a political prisoner. flag Kozyreva is one of an estimated 234 people imprisoned in Russia for their anti-war stance.

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