Russian activist Evgenia Manakova: '552 political prisoners in Russia are waiting for our letters'

Interview with Evgenia Manakova, an activist from Melbourne, about the "Letters to Political Prisoners" project that she coordinates at SVOBODA Alliance NSW.

Photo credit: SBS Russian

In this podcast we talk about:

• Is it true that your letters can draw the attention of the authorities to you or to relatives who have remained in Russia?
• How to choose a recipient and send a letter?
• Is it possible now to write a letter to a political prisoner Alexei Moskalev?
• What topics to avoid because of censorship?
• How many political prisoners are in Russia now, and can the letters help them?
• Can the actions of the opposition abroad somehow help Alexei Navalny?