Svetlana Amirova
Svetlana Amirova, born 1962, Dagestan. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Svetlana Anokhina's case”. Sentence (January 19, 2026): 5 years' imprisonment in absentia. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Dagestan · Makhachkala · Human rights defenders · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in absentia
Upheld April 23, 2026
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
Full wording of the charges
Allegedly, the case was initiated in connection with Instagram posts in April 2022.
Latest event
April 23, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Persecution begins
Svetlana Anokhina's case
Criminal case
Svetlana Anokhina's case
- Case number
- 1-849/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case; Dagestani case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Makhachkala, feminist, founder of the human rights group Marem. She left Russia in 2021. A case was opened against her for spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces because of her post about the killing of civilians in Bucha. On April 12, 2022, police officers came to the home of Amirova's 93-year-old mother. A search of the human rights defender's home was conducted on August 14, 2023. On September 5, 2024, her mother was visited again to take samples of her saliva. On January 19, 2026, Amirova was sentenced in absentia to five years in general regime prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.