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Nailia Allakhverdieva

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Nailia Allakhverdieva, born 1978, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion); “The case of paintings exhibited at the PERMM Museum”. Status: not in Russia.

In brief

Perm Krai · Perm · Artists

Sentence

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Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since July 1, 2025

Charges

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The grounds for initiating the case were the works “Angel with a Trumpet” by Sergei Gorshkov, “Blue Cities” by Tania Anoshina, “Paradisi” by Konstantin Zvezdochetov and others exhibited at the PERMM Museum.

Latest event

July 1, 2025 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Preventive measure: arrest in absentia

  2. · Persecution begins

    The case of paintings exhibited at the PERMM Museum

Criminal case

The case of paintings exhibited at the PERMM Museum

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According to OVD-Info

Formerly director of the PERMM museum. In March 2024, she was searched in the treason case against the activist Pyotr Verzilov. In November, she was searched in a terrorism case against gallery owner Marat Gelman. Allakhverdiyeva left Russia. In March 2025, it became known that a case of insulting the feelings of believers was brought against her herself because of the paintings exhibited in the museum. In May 2025, she was put on a wanted list, and in July, the court ordered her arrest in absentia.

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