Politics‘I’ve dreamed of an avocado for two years,’ says activist serving longest sentence in Russia’s Vesna case
A St. Petersburg court sentenced six defendants in the Vesna youth opposition movement case to between six and 12 years. Anna Arkhipova, who had left the movement before it was designated extremist, received the longest sentence. Her mother and a human rights activist described the case and their support for her; Arkhipova spoke about prison restrictions, including being denied avocados.
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‘I’ve dreamed of an avocado for two years,’ says activist serving longest sentence in Russia’s Vesna case
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