Sophia donated 80 NIS to a Russian organization opposing Putin's regime, and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Her father: This is a tragedy

Sophia Rosenfeld, an Israeli zoologist with Russian citizenship, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in Russia after donating 80 NIS to Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, which was declared an extremist organization. Her father, Boris Rosenfeld, told Kan News that the Foreign Ministry said it cannot intervene, calling the situation a tragedy.

Sophia Rosenfeld, an Israeli zoologist with Russian citizenship, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in Russia. The reason: a donation of 80 NIS to the Anti-Corruption Foundation founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The organization was later declared illegal and extremist. Rosenfeld, who spends long periods in Moscow and conducts research on Arctic geese, set up a standing order about five years ago. When she returned to Russia and learned of the change in the organization's status, she immediately canceled the authorization, but two initial payments of 80 NIS had already been transferred. Last week she was charged with funding an illegal organization and her sentence was handed down. Her father, Boris Rosenfeld, gave an interview to Kan News and said that the Foreign Ministry informed him it cannot intervene in the process. "I don't know how we can bring Sophia back to the country, this is a tragedy," he said.

Sophia donated 80 NIS to a Russian organization opposing Putin's regime, and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Her father: This is a tragedy