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Elena Shchelupanova
Office workers
1967-03-12
At large
Petrozavodsk
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Animal rights defender, engaged in social work. In April 2021, she was arrested for 5 days because of a publication about a rally in support of Navalny. A case was brought against her for dissemination of knowingly false information about the Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism. On 3 March 2023, she was sentenced to three years on probation and a fine of 360 thousand rubles (ca US$ 4,000)
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