Ekaterina Goncharova
Ekaterina Goncharova, born 2002, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The second case of Vesna”, opened on June 5, 2023. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal acts or propaganda of such actions
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she was involved in the activities of the non-profit organisation Vesna, whose activities involve encouraging citizens to participate in unauthorised public rallies.
Latest event
September 19, 2023 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Criminal case opened
The second case of Vesna
· Persecution begins
The case of Timofei Vaskin, Ekaterina Goncharova, Ivan Drobotov, Roman Maksimov and Angelina Roschupko
Criminal case
The case of Timofei Vaskin, Ekaterina Goncharova, Ivan Drobotov, Roman Maksimov and Angelina Roschupko
Other defendants in the case
- Timofey Vaskin — Not in Russia
- Ivan Drobotov — Not in Russia
- Roman Maksimov — Not in Russia
- Angelina Roschupko — Not in Russia
Thematic group: Vesna case; Anti-war case
The second case of Vesna
Other defendants in the case
- Arzhanov Vladimir Evgenevich — Not in Russia
- Ekaterina Bushkova — Not in Russia
- Lev Gämmer — Not in Russia
- Makar Dyakonov — Not in Russia
- Alexander Kashevarov — Not in Russia
- Gleb Kondratyev — Not in Russia
- Maria Lakhina — Not in Russia
- Bogdan Litvin — Not in Russia
- Andrei Lozitsky — Not in Russia
- Timofey Martynenko — Not in Russia
- Anna Nazarova — Not in Russia
- Kira Pushkareva — Not in Russia
- Vladislav Sorvenkov — Not in Russia
- Mikhail Tukh — Not in Russia
Thematic group: Anti-war case; Vesna case
Details and sources
Full summary
She is a journalist of the MR7 news outlet and a former Avtozak LIVE correspondent. She is outside Russia. In 2021, she ran for the office of a municipal deputy in the Avtovo district of Saint Petersburg. On 6 March 2022, her relatives’ apartment was searched in a case of a deliberately false bomb threat. An inscription “Traitor” appeared on the door to her apartment.
In 2022, Goncharova became a suspect in a case of involvement in the activities of an organisation that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens, and in 2023 she became a suspect in a case that included involvement in the activities of an extremist community, spreading “fakes” about the Armed Forces, calling for activities that pose a threat to the security of the Russian Federation and spreading disrespectful information about the days of military glory.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.