Alyona Popova

Biography

Alyona Popova was born in Yekaterinburg on 15 February 1983, From 2001 to 2003 she worked as a parliamentary correspondent for the Globus news agency, covering the work of the State Duma and the Federation Council. According to Popova and to official records, domestic violence kills at least 12,000 women in Russia each year. The rally had originally been planned for 29 March, but was postponed due to a mall fire in Kemerovo that killed 64 people. She was fined with 20,000 rubles by the court for violating the protest law. The hearing was scheduled for 21 October Her bid for the Preobrazhensky constituency was unsuccessful, as she received 6.92% percent of the votes. She continues to advocate women running for political office in order to address current issues in Russia.

On 6 October 2022, the Ministry of Justice of Russia added Popova to the register of individuals and foreign agents.