You all might have seen the headlines about Masha being placed in solitary confinement. Initially some calls for massive humanitarian protest, then the later reports about how it was requested by her for safety reasons after choosing not to join in on a prisoner hunger strike. Anyway, Petya just had a “legally entitled” 15-minute video-chat with Masha, she’s ok and comfortable. There was extra concern before because there were 2 days there when her mom and support couldn’t access her/contact, and you may have noticed we didn’t publish anything here but that’s because the consensus on the ground was to hold off while more information was gathered, with Masha’s mom notifying Margolina Tatiana Ivanovna, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Perm region, and Sergei Isayev, local legal representative checking into the circumstances at the prison.  So anyway, that’s how that went down, there’s a crew of about 7 folks heading out to see her this weekend including Petya and her mom. We’ll pass on more information as the situation is assessed.

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