Galina Archagova
Galina Archagova, born 1958, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Galina Archagova's case of public justification of terrorism”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 12, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Pensioners · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
Compulsory medical treatment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the charges against her was a video about the Freedom of Russia Legion.
Latest event
August 12, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 12, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Galina Archagova's case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Galina Archagova's case of public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
142370, Московская область, Чеховский р-н, c. Троицкое, д. 5, ПКБ № 5 ДЗМ, Арчагова Галина Александровна, 1958 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Moscow. In February 2024, she was taken into custody on charges of publicly justifying terrorism because of a video about the Freedom of Russia Legion. After an expert examination at the Serbsky Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology, she was transferred to a medical unit. Later, the court sent her to compulsory treatment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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