Alexandra Bayazitova

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Alexandra Bayazitova is a journalist and author of the Telegram channel 'Adskie babki' (Hellish Bitches), who was sentenced in November 2023 to five years in a penal colony for extortion of 1.2 million rubles from a top manager of Promsvyazbank. She was released on July 27, 2024, after serving four years of her sentence, having worked as a seamstress in the colony and reportedly receiving support from colleagues and public figures. Bayazitova stated she feared not being released and had refused visits from family to protect her elderly mother.

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