Canada backtracks on citizenship review for Russian antiwar activist
A Russian antiwar activist living in Ottawa has been granted Canadian citizenship after all, despite a conviction in Russia that threatened to disqualify her.
![Canada backtracks on citizenship review for Russian antiwar activist](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7078721.1704830580!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/maria-kartasheva.jpg)
![Kartasheva waits for her citizenship ceremony to begin at her home in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. A woman in a brown sweater sits in front of a laptop computer and smiles beside two Canadian flags.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7078721.1704830580!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/maria-kartasheva.jpg)
A Russian antiwar activist living in Ottawa has been granted Canadian citizenship after all, despite a conviction in Russia that threatened to disqualify her.