Masha and Alexey Moskalov will be awarded the Sergei Magnitsky Prize in London.
Masha и Alexey Moskalevy became laureates prize named after Sergey Magnitsky in the nomination "Courage under Fire".
How the persecution began
The persecution of the Moskalov father and daughter started After a teacher's denunciation of Masha's anti-war drawing, Alexey received a sentence of one year and 10 months for repeated "discrediting the Russian Armed Forces," and Masha was sent first to an orphanage and then handed over to her mother, with whom she had little contact. After Alexey's release, father and daughter left Russia. They later received shelter in France.
The Magnitsky Prize: Who is it awarded to?
The Magnitsky Prize was established in 2015 in honor of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who exposed a scheme to embezzle public funds by Russian officials and security forces. Magnitsky was charged with aiding and abetting tax evasion and died in the Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center after the prison administration refused to provide him with the necessary medical care.
The award is given to "courageous journalists, politicians, and human rights activists." Past winners of the award include Boris Nemtsov и Yulia Navalnaya.
Masha and her father Alexey tell their story in the first person here и here.