Tamara Kriukova
Tamara Kriukova, Magadan Oblast. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities). Previously convicted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 10, 2024.
In brief
Magadan Oblast · Magadan · Pensioners · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
A fine of 400,000 roubles and a 2 years' ban on managing websites
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)
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
The case was opened on the grounds of posts endorsing the bombing of the Crimean Bridge and the activities of the ‘Freedom of Russia’ Legion.
Latest event
May 2, 2026 — criminal case opened
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 10, 2024
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Criminal case opened
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Tamara Kriukova's case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Tamara Kriukova's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 1-6/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Magadan and a civil activist. On 24 August 2023, her home was searched and she was detained. A criminal case was opened against her for publicly justifying terrorism, along with nine administrative cases: two for “discrediting” the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code), six for displaying Nazi or extremist symbols (Article 20.3), and one for organising an unauthorised event (Part 2 of Article 20.2).Her whereabouts were unknown for the entire day, and only in the evening of 25 August was she located at the Magadan City Court building. There, Kriukova managed to say that she had been taken to the local FSB office. According to her goddaughter, there was a representative of law enforcement agencies in civilian clothes next to her in court, who behaved aggressively and said that Krukova's phone had been confiscated and that “it'll be a while before she gets out”. The goddaughter noticed that Kriukova was wearing someone else's shoes, from which she concluded that she had been taken from her home barefoot. Kriukova was sentenced to three days of administrative arrest for one of the cases. Immediately after being released from the detention centre, she was detained again and sentenced to a further eight days. After this second administrative term ended, she was placed under house arrest.
The criminal case was initiated due to posts endorsing the bombing of the Crimean Bridge and the activities of the “Freedom of Russia” legion.
On 29 March 2024, Kriukova was sentenced to a fine of 400 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- travel ban (written undertaking)
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.