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Russian Court Sentences Artist and Musician Sasha Skochilenko to Seven Years in Prison for Antiwar Protest

Russian artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar messages. The arrest has been met with criticism from human rights groups, sparking debate about the state of free speech in Russia and serving as a warning to other activists and artists.