Maria Motuznaya

Russian blogger and activist (born 1994)
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Мария Мотузная
Motuznaya in 2018
Born
Maria Sergeyevna Motuznaya

(1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 29)
Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia
Nationality RussianOccupationBlogger

Maria Sergeyevna Motuznaya (Russian: Мария Сергеевна Мотузная; born August 26, 1994) is a Russian blogger and activist. She came to public attention in 2018 when she explained on Twitter why she was on Russia's official list of extremists and terrorists.[1][2]

Early life

Motuznaya was raised by her Orthodox Christian mother and is pursuing film direction.[3][4][5]

In May 2018, she was jailed for sharing an offensive meme on social media.[6][7] The basis for the accusation was that in 2015, she had saved pictures of memes on the themes of religion and race in her VKontakte albums.[8]

Motuznaya believes that the real reason for her persecution is her activism. She has repeatedly published announcements of opposition rallies, including those of Alexei Navalny, on social media.[9]

In October 2018, she announced her emigration from Russia to seek asylum in a European country.[10][11] In January 2019, the case against her was discontinued.[12][13]

In March 2022, Motuznaya criticized AssezJeune's reasons to remove the red stripe from the white-blue-white flag.[14]

References

  1. ^ "The memes that might get you jailed in Russia". August 22, 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Не верю! Протоиерей Димитрий Кувырталов и Мария Мотузная".
  3. ^ "Перечень дополнен". Российская газета.
  4. ^ "Воскрешение Джона Сноу как оскорбление чувств На двух жителей Барнаула завели уголовные дела из-за мемов (причем по заявлениям одних и тех же студенток)". Meduza.
  5. ^ "В Барнауле начался суд над Марией Мотузной. Ее обвиняют в экстремизме из-за картинок "ВКонтакте" Русская служба". BBC News. 2018-08-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.
  6. ^ Roth, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Young Russians posting memes face jail for 'extremism'" – via The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Russian woman faces 6 years in jail for reposting memes". euronews. 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ Мария Мотузная: Я решила, что это шутка. Но когда у меня начали обыск, я побледнела
  9. ^ "Экстремизм на репостном масле. В суде может оказаться каждый пользователь соцсети. Репортаж из Барнаула, где суды за картинки поставлены на конвейер". Новая газета.
  10. ^ "Мария Мотузная уехала из России". Meduza.
  11. ^ "Мария Мотузная уехала на Украину, но просить убежища хочет в Европе. Так можно?". BBC News Русская служба. October 19, 2018.
  12. ^ Старков, Антон (January 11, 2019). "Мария Мотузная: Хочется удалить все соцсети и пропасть навсегда". Daily Storm.
  13. ^ "СКР вычеркнул из списка экстремистов студентку Мотузную". Уралинформбюро.
  14. ^ Сивцова [Sivtsova], Саша [Sasha] (2022-03-14). У антивоенного движения появился новый символ протеста — бело-сине-белый флаг. "Медуза" рассказывает, кто и зачем его придумал [The anti-war movement has a new symbol of protest – the white-blue-white flag. Meduza reveals who invented it and why.]. истории (Stories). Meduza (in Russian). Riga, Latvia: Medusa Project SIA. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-14; Сивцова [Sivtsova], Саша [Sasha] (2022-03-16). "A new symbol of Russia's anti-war movement Meduza explains the origins of the white-blue-white flag". Stories. Meduza. Translated by Breazeale, Sam. Riga, Latvia: Medusa Project SIA. Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

External links

  • Экстремисты на потоке. Как силовики Алтая делают план на мемах
  • Maria Motuznaya on VKontakte
  • Maria Motuznaya on Twitter
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