{"id":30565,"date":"2024-06-20T23:54:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T20:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnoj-alyonu-agafonovu\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T19:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:23:58","slug":"my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnoj-alyonu-agafonovu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnoj-alyonu-agafonovu\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyona Agafonova is a political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The blogger was sentenced to 10 months of compulsory work for making a video in which she \u2018tickled\u2019 the Motherland Calls statue in Volgograd<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The \u2018Political Prisoners.<\/strong> <strong>Memorial\u2019 human rights project, in accordance with<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/rukovodstvo-po-opredeleniyu-ponyatiya-politicheskij-zaklyuchyonnyj\/\"><strong>international standards<\/strong><\/a><strong>, considers Alyona Agafonova a political prisoner.<\/strong> <strong>Agafonova has been convicted on a charge of public desecration of symbols of Russia\u2019s military glory and insulting the memory of defenders of the Homeland for publishing a video intended as a joke.<\/strong> <strong>Agafonova\u2019s prosecution violates her rights to freedom of speech and fair trial.<\/strong> <strong>We demand that Alyona Agafonova be immediately released and that her conviction be quashed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/agafonova_eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25691\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What were the charges against Alyona Agafonova?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July 2023, blogger Alyona Agafonova from Samara posted a video on Instagram that had been filmed near the Motherland Calls monument in Volgograd. In the video, Agafonova \u2018tickles\u2019 a chest of the statue, which is in the background, and falls into the grass at its foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pro-Kremlin bloggers accused Agafonova of disrespecting the feats of previous generations. Initially, a criminal case was opened against Agafonova for desecration of burial sites (Article 244 of the Russian Criminal Code). When the case was transferred to Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee, the charge was reclassified as public desecration of symbols of Russia\u2019s military glory and insulting the memory of defenders of the Homeland (Article 354.1, Part 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the initiation of criminal proceedings, Agafonova was allowed to remain at liberty on condition that she appeared in court. However, Agafonova left Russia and a warrant was issued for her arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 7 February 2024, Agafonova returned to Russia. She was detained and remanded in custody until trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 5 April Agafonova was sentenced to 10 months of compulsory work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do we consider Agafonova a political prisoner?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article on desecration of symbols of military glory, under which Alyona Agafonova was prosecuted, was introduced into the Russian Criminal Code in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine. This law has become an additional instrument of repression, used to suppress public discussion about the role of the USSR in World War II and to criminalise criticism of Russian military symbols. Moreover, as Agafonova\u2019s case shows, this law can also be used to criminalise light-hearted tourist videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no laws establishing a list of \u2018symbols of Russia\u2019s military glory.\u2019 At the end of 2023, only one such symbol was established in law \u2013 the ribbon of Saint George. Nor is there a definition in law of what constitutes an \u2018insult to the memory of defenders of the Homeland.\u2019 The wording of the article on desecration of symbols of military glory does not comply with the principle of legal certainty and gives the authorities ample opportunity for unfounded and sometimes absurd charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The context and content of Alyona Agafonova\u2019s video clearly indicates that she was making light-hearted videos and did not intend to insult participants in World War II. The videos presented no danger to the public and Agafonova\u2019s actions provide no evidence of a crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A detailed description of Alyona Agafonova\u2019s case and of our position is available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/figurant\/agafonova-alyona-anatolevna\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Recognition of an individual as a political prisoner does not imply the \u2018Political Prisoners. Memorial\u2019 human rights project agrees with, or approves, their views, statements, or actions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You <a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/donate-to-support-political-prisoners\/\">can donate<\/a> to support all political prisoners in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24211,"template":"","class_list":["post-30565","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alyona Agafonova is a political prisoner - Political prisoners support. 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