Russian TV protester Marina Ovsyannikova flees country after escaping house arrest

[Eugene]

Source: Al Jazeera

Russian TV protester flees country after escaping house arrest

Marina Ovsyannikova, known for her anti-war protests, faced 10 years in prison in Russia for spreading ‘fake news’.

17 October 2022

Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who interrupted a live news broadcast with an anti-war protest and was accused of spreading “fake news” about the war in Ukraine, has fled the country after escaping from house arrest, according to her lawyer.

Ovsyannikova is currently “under the protection of a European state”, lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov said on Monday, declining to elaborate as “it may turn out to be a problem” for her.

In March, Ovsyannikova interrupted a live evening news programme on Russia’s state television, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter that said “NO WAR. Stop the war” and “Don’t believe the propaganda”.

She was arrested, charged with disparaging the Russian military and fined 30,000 roubles ($270 at the time).

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Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/17/russian-tv-protester-fleds-country-after-escaping-house-arrest

[Deuxcents]

1. I hope she n her lawyer are safe.

[Polly Hennessey]

2. Would love to know how she got out of the country.

Intense and scary for her.