Lilia Chanysheva

Lilia Chanysheva
Лилия Чанышева
Born (1982-02-06) 6 February 1982 (age 42)
Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union
Alma materFinancial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
OccupationAuditor
Known forOpposition to Vladimir Putin
Political partyProgress Party (since 2013)
SpouseAlmaz Gatin

Lilia Ayratovna Chanysheva (Russian: Лилия Айратовна Чанышева, Bashkir: Лилиә Айрат ҡыҙы Чанышева, romanized: Liliä Ayrat qıźı Çanışeva, Tatar: Лилия Айрат кызы Чанышева, romanized: Liliä Ayrat qızı Çanışeva; born 6 February 1982) is a Russian auditor, opposition politician and former[1] leading associate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. On 14 June 2023 Chanysheva was sentenced to 7½ years in prison on extremism-related charges. She had served over a year of that sentence.

On 1 August 2024, Chanysheva was released as one of 26 total prisoners swapped in the 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange, being a part of the largest prisoner exchange in post-Cold War history.[2][3]

  1. ^ Chanysheva, Lilia. "Give Me a Chance To Be a Mother". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Greenall, Robert. "Biggest Russia-West exchange since Cold War sees 24 prisoners freed". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ Ilyushina, Maya; Dixon, Robyn; Westfall, Sammy; Brown, Cate. "A list of people freed in prisoner swap deal with Russia". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 August 2024.