Varvara Lyapneva

Varvara Lyapneva [Varya Lyapneva] participated in an anti-Israel event at Harvard University (Harvard) in 2024, during Israel's war against Hamas terrorists.

As of May 2025, Varya Lyapneva’s LinkedIn profile said she was studying at Harvard for a bachelor's degree in social studies and art, film, and visual studies, slated to graduate in May 2026.

As of August 2025, Varvara Lyapneva's personal website said she was born and raised in Moscow, Russia.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.

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Date: Oct. 17, 2024

Organizers: HOOP

Location: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Event Flyer: Instagram

The event was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. The outcome of the movement's goals would result in Israel's destruction. Within hours of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks, the BDS movement renewed its call for an anti-Israel boycott.

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Source: Instagram, harvardoop, 10/18/2024, https://www.instagram.com/p/DBRNpkhurYh/?hl=en&img_index=1
Varvara Lyapneva
Varvara Lyapneva
Student
Massachusetts
Harvard