{"id":41098,"date":"2025-06-09T13:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/otpravte-otkrytku-politzaklyuchyonnoj-zhurnalistke-nike-novak\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:08:53","slug":"otpravte-otkrytku-politzaklyuchyonnoj-zhurnalistke-nike-novak","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/otpravte-otkrytku-politzaklyuchyonnoj-zhurnalistke-nike-novak\/","title":{"rendered":"Send a postcard to political prisoner and journalist Nika Novak!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nika-novak.png\" alt=\"\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0437\u0430\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0451\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0430 \u041d\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043a\" class=\"wp-image-41070\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nika-novak.png 1080w, https:\/\/memopzk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nika-novak-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 15, Russian journalist Nika Novak will spend her birthday in a penal colony. We ask you to send her birthday cards from all over the world \u2014 the more countries and cities represented, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nika loves poetry. You can send her your favorite poem or simply a few kind words of encouragement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Journalist and former political prisoner <a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/figurant\/kurmasheva-alsu-hamidovna\">Alsu Kurmasheva<\/a> also invites you to support Nika:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cYour letters and postcards were more than just words on paper for me. Every stamp on an envelope was a window to the world of freedom. It was only thanks to them that I didn\u2019t lose my mind. Nika will feel the same. Let\u2019s send her a thousand cards for her birthday!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2024, Nika Novak was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of \u201cconfidential cooperation with foreigners\u201d \u2014 a vague accusation often used in Russia to target independent journalists and civil society actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can send a <strong>letter, postcard, or folded greeting card<\/strong> to the following address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RU: 669511, \u0418\u0440\u043a\u0443\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u042d\u0445\u0438\u0440\u0438\u0442-\u0411\u0443\u043b\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u043d, \u043f. \u0411\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0439, \u0418\u041a-11 \u0413\u0423\u0424\u0421\u0418\u041d \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0418\u0440\u043a\u0443\u0442\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043a \u041d\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435, 1992 \u0433. \u0440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EN: Nika Aleksandrovna Novak (born 1992), Bozoi settlement, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky district, Irkutsk Oblast, 669511, Russia, Penal Colony No. 11, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Irkutsk Oblast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note that letters in languages other than Russian are highly unlikely to reach the intended recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about Nika Novak\u2019s case on our <a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/figurant\/novak-nika-aleksandrovna\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-41098","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","regions-irkutsk-oblast","news-type-nashi-novosti-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Send a postcard to political prisoner and journalist Nika Novak! - Political prisoners support. 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