Russian girl, 13, who drew pro-Ukraine sketch, held over dad’s criticism of war, says NGO

MOSCOW - A 13-year-old Russian girl is being denied contact with her father who was placed under house arrest for comments critical ofSince the beginning of the offensive last February, Russian opposition voices have been targeted by legislation that government opponents say is designed toOVD-Info, a human rights monitor, said the girl, who drew a pro-Ukrainian sketch in school, was moved to a “juvenile rehabilitation centre” after investigations had begun into her father’s comments.

“Maria Moskalyeva... is not allowed phone calls with her father,” OVD-Info reported after speaking to the family’s lawyer.According to the rights group, authorities first targeted the family after the teenager drew a picture critical of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine at school in April last year.

She disobeyed her teacher’s instructions to make drawings in support of the offensive, instead drawing Ukraine being bombarded and writing “No to War” and “Glory to Ukraine,” the independent news website Meduza reported. Her father, Mr Alexei Moskalyev, a single parent, was later fined 32,000 roubles for discrediting the army in a post on social media.Embed TwitterHis daughter was sent to a “social-rehabilitation centre” in Yefremov, in the Tula region just south of the capital Moscow, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti said.

“The child is being prepared to return to normal educational activities,” the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Tula Region told RIA Novosti.

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