France grants asylum to Alexei Moskalev, the Russian father jailed over his daughter’s antiwar drawing, and his daughter, Masha

Source: inTransit

France has granted political asylum to Alexei Moskalev and his daughter, Masha, according to inTransit, the human rights group that assisted the family.

The Moskalevs arrived in France on a humanitarian visa in March 2026.

Moskalev has raised Masha alone. Authorities in the Tula region took notice of the family after Masha drew an antiwar drawing in an art class. In 2023, he was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for “discrediting” the Russian army over comments he had posted on Odnoklassniki.

When Moskalev was placed under house arrest and later sent to the colony, Masha was transferred to a social rehabilitation center. Her mother, who had never raised her, later took her in.

Moskalev was released from the colony in 2024 and reclaimed his daughter. The two then left Russia.

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