Forced into orphanage for protest in crayons
The Sunday Mirror|March 12, 2023
Russia punishes girl, 13, over anti-war pic
KATERINA ROMANIK and JOHN SIDDLE
Forced into orphanage for protest in crayons

A RUSSIAN schoolgirl who drew an anti-war picture in an art lesson was taken from her dad and put in an orphanage.

Masha Moskaleva, 13, sketched a woman defiantly shielding her child from President Vladimir Putin's missiles.

The picture featured the Ukrainian flag with "Glory to Ukraine" written on it and the Russian flag with the words "No to war".

Her art teacher told the principal and he reported it to police in Yefremov, south of Moscow. The school was then visited by officers from the Federal Security Service, independent rights watchdog OVD-Info reported.

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