Maria Baronova
Maria Baronova, born 1984, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement to mass riots); “Case of Vladimir Akimenkov, Maria Baronova, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Leonid Kovyazin”. Sentenced on December 18, 2013. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 29, 2015; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, July 10, 2012.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
Case dismissed
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement to mass riots
Full wording of the charges
Called for mass riots on Bolotnaya Square on 6 May 2012
Latest event
December 29, 2015 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 29, 2015
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 10, 2012
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
case dismissed
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
Case of Vladimir Akimenkov, Maria Baronova, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Leonid Kovyazin
Criminal case
Case of Vladimir Akimenkov, Maria Baronova, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Leonid Kovyazin
Other defendants in the case
- Vladimir Akimenkov — At large
- Nikolay Kavkazsky — At large
- Leonid Kovyazin — At large
Thematic group: Bolotnaya case; The case of the twelve
Details and sources
Full summary
Opposition activist. She was accused of calling for mass disorder at the agreed rally on 6 May 2012 on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. She has been under a custodial sentence since June 2012. She was amnestied in December 2013.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.