The Russian Justice Ministry on September 6 added Zalina Marshenkulova, a feminist activist in exile, to its list of "foreign agents." In May, a Moscow court issued an arrest warrant for Marshenkulova on a charge of justifying terrorism. The charge stems from Marshenkulova saying on social media last year that the death of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in a blast in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, "appropriate." Marshenkulova, a native of Russia's mostly Muslim Kabardino-Balkaria region, has a Telegram channel called Women's Power, with around 30,000 subscribers. Last month, the Interior Ministry added her to its wanted list. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Adds Feminist Activist Marshenkulova To 'Foreign Agents' List
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