Russian family flees to France after facing persecution for anti-war protest

A father and daughter who opposed Russia's war in Ukraine have fled to Strasbourg, France, following a harrowing ordeal in their home country. The trouble began in March 2022, when 12-year-old Maria Moskaleva drew an anti-war picture at her school in western Russia. Her act of protest led to denunciation by locals, police raids, and the involvement of the FSB. Her father openly supported her stance and voiced his own opposition, which resulted in his imprisonment for allegedly “discrediting” the