Israeli zoologist sentenced to 3.5 years in Russian prison for minor donation

Sophia Rosenfeld, an Israeli zoologist, has been sentenced to 3.5 years imprisonment in a Moscow jail following a donation of less than 80 shekels made years earlier to an organisation linked to deceased opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Russian court dismissed her appeals despite the minimal sum. The case highlights tensions between Israel and Russia concerning political activism.

Sources: Israel Hayom

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