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Maria Malysheva

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Human rights defenders

current location

At large

region

Saint Petersburg

Biography

Regularly defends in courts people who were groundlessly detained at protests. On 5 March, she detained after a search, released, measure of restraint or coercion unknown. After Malysheva's criminal prosecution was terminated, the prosecutor's office sent her an official apology in connection with the unlawful prosecution.