Imprisoned Siberian anti-war activist and journalist Maria Ponomarenko is reportedly facing an additional charge of attacking prison guards and may face up to five additional years in prison if convicted, the RusNews website cited Ponomarenko's friend on November 2 as saying. Ponomarenko was sentenced to six years in prison in February for openly protesting Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Ponomarenko has spent a total of 40 days in punitive solitary confinement since she was transferred to a penal colony in the Siberian Altai region in September. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Jailed Russian Anti-War Activist Reportedly Faces Additional Charge
Imprisoned anti-war activist Maria Ponomarenko (file photo)