‘Local officials’ revenge’: Liliya Chanysheva left Team Navalny in the spring, hoping to start a family. Now, she’s in jail on ‘extremism’ charges — and she might be pregnant.

On November 10, a court in Ufa jailed Liliya Chanysheva for two months pending trial for 'extremism.' The former head of Alexey Navalny's regional campaign office in Bashkiria, Chanysheva is the first suspect to be arrested as part of a criminal case opened against the imprisoned opposition leader and his close associates for creating an "extremist group." Investigators launched the case retroactively in late September 2021, months after a Moscow court outlawed Navalny's anti-corruption nonprofits and countrywide political network as "extremist" organizations. During her arraignment, Chanysheva told the court that she may be in the early stages of pregnancy. Nevertheless, she was remanded in custody until January 9, 2022. If found guilty, she will face up to a decade in prison. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/12/local-officials-revenge