Yaroslava Gumennaia
- Criminal Code
- Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 244 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2026-02-19
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted on political groundsby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 6 July 2025
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Case summary
Detained on 19 June 2024 in Pskov as part of a case of of desecrating burial sites in connection with a photo shoot at a St. Petersburg cemetery. She was brought to St. Petersburg and taken into custody on 20 June. On 17 July, she was released on her own recognisance. On 19 February 2026, Gumennaia was sentenced to a year and a half suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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