Pre-colonial activist Maria Vyushkova was sentenced in absentia to six years in a "fakes" case.
Researcher Maria Vyushkova was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison for allegedly "faking" information. The charges stemmed from her research on soldiers from Buryatia.
Maria Vyushkova, a researcher of ethnic inequality in the army, court sentenced sentenced to six years in prison in absentia. This was reported by her father, an activist Maxim BarlukovAccording to him, the reason was Vyushkova's research into the involvement of military personnel from Buryatia to the events in Ukraine Buche.
Barlukov noted that, based on her research, Vyushkova concluded that much of the evidence against the Buryat military was falsified. However, she also claimed that paratroopers from Pskov were present in Bucha at the time of the civilian killings. This became the basis for the case against her.
In April, Vyushkova was added to the register of "foreign agents," and in July it became known that she had been declared wanted.
Maria Vyushkova is a former employee of the Free Buryatia Foundation, banned in Russia, and a decolonial activist. She has lived in the United States for 15 years and is an American citizen.