Aleksei Moskalyov, who was sentenced in absentia to two years in prison by Russia and deprived of his parental rights after anti-war drawings by his 13-year-old daughter drew attention to his online posts about the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, has been extradited to Russia, the rights group OVD-Info cited a Belarusian lawyer as saying on April 12. Moskalyov, 54, was detained last week in the Belarusian city of Zhodzina. His daughter was briefly held in a Russian orphanage before being handed over to her mother, who had long been separated from Moskalyov. Rights groups had urged Belarus not to extradite Moskalyov. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, click here.
Belarus Extradites Father Of Russian Girl Who Drew Anti-War Picture
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