Yelena Romanova (aka Blinova), an opposition activist from Russia's Republic of Chuvashia in the Volga region, has fled the country after being sentenced in April to two years of correctional work and docked 10 percent of her salary on a charge of being a member of the Artpodgotovka (Artillery Bombardment) movement, which was labeled as extremist and banned in 2017. Romanova told OVD-Info on August 15 that she left Russia on July 19 and is currently trying to obtain asylum in an unspecified European Union member state. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, click here.
Activist From Russia's Chuvashia Flees Country After Court Convicts Her Of Extremism
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