<p>A Russian court Friday acquitted a feminist and LGBTQ activist of "spreading pornography" online, in a rare decision for the conservative country's courts.</p>.<p>Yuliya Tsvetkova, 29, had since mid-April been on trial in the far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur near China over her illustrations of vulvas and naked women on social media, her supporters say.</p>.<p>She runs a page called "Vagina Monologues" on the popular social media network Vkontakte that has angered some officials.</p>.<p>The case has been dragging on since 2019 and led to flash mobs in her support.</p>.<p>"The central district court of Komsomolsk-on-Amur has acquitted Yuliya Tsvetkova," a support group said on Telegram.</p>.<p>Tsvetkova's mother, Anna Khodyreva, confirmed the acquittal.</p>.<p>Supporters however warned that prosecutors have 10 days to appeal the ruling.</p>.<p>They posted a photograph of the activist with a shaved head and dressed all in black.</p>.<p>Amnesty International said the acquittal marked a "rare and welcome triumph of sanity" in a case over "creating body-positive illustrations of female sexual organs".</p>.<p>"In a country where state-sponsored homophobia and misogyny are the norm, Tsvetkova's trial was a landmark case," the London-based rights group said.</p>.<p>Over his two decades in power, President Vladimir Putin has sought to play up Russia's traditional values, and some now consider "feminism" to be a dirty word.</p>.<p>The trial was held behind closed doors -- officially because pornographic images were shown at the hearings.</p>.<p>Tsvetkova, who as part of her activism also hosted lectures for the LGBTQ community and held classes on sex education, was previously fined for violating a controversial Russian law against so-called "gay propaganda".</p>
<p>A Russian court Friday acquitted a feminist and LGBTQ activist of "spreading pornography" online, in a rare decision for the conservative country's courts.</p>.<p>Yuliya Tsvetkova, 29, had since mid-April been on trial in the far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur near China over her illustrations of vulvas and naked women on social media, her supporters say.</p>.<p>She runs a page called "Vagina Monologues" on the popular social media network Vkontakte that has angered some officials.</p>.<p>The case has been dragging on since 2019 and led to flash mobs in her support.</p>.<p>"The central district court of Komsomolsk-on-Amur has acquitted Yuliya Tsvetkova," a support group said on Telegram.</p>.<p>Tsvetkova's mother, Anna Khodyreva, confirmed the acquittal.</p>.<p>Supporters however warned that prosecutors have 10 days to appeal the ruling.</p>.<p>They posted a photograph of the activist with a shaved head and dressed all in black.</p>.<p>Amnesty International said the acquittal marked a "rare and welcome triumph of sanity" in a case over "creating body-positive illustrations of female sexual organs".</p>.<p>"In a country where state-sponsored homophobia and misogyny are the norm, Tsvetkova's trial was a landmark case," the London-based rights group said.</p>.<p>Over his two decades in power, President Vladimir Putin has sought to play up Russia's traditional values, and some now consider "feminism" to be a dirty word.</p>.<p>The trial was held behind closed doors -- officially because pornographic images were shown at the hearings.</p>.<p>Tsvetkova, who as part of her activism also hosted lectures for the LGBTQ community and held classes on sex education, was previously fined for violating a controversial Russian law against so-called "gay propaganda".</p>