Olga Lizunkova
Olga Lizunkova, born 1997, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Olga Lizunkova's case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · village of Vorotynets · Teachers · Anti-war cases
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No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The reason was a video message in which she urged Russians not to go to war and called it criminal, and Vladimir Putin a war criminal, published in December in the channel "Serditaya Chuvashia". In November, a court fined her 30,000 rubles because she spoke out against mobilisation during a class at a university.
Latest event
April 1, 2023 — persecution ends
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Olga Lizunkova's case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Olga Lizunkova's case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
She taught English at a village branch of the Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Transport, Service and Tourism. In autumn, she gave a lecture during which she spoke out against mobilisation and advised students not to go to war. One of her students complained about her; the complaint stated that the teacher "instead of lectures, she made propaganda statements that Ukraine was stronger than Russia and would lose the war". After the court fined Lizunkova for this statement, the university administration reprimanded her. Some time later, she wrote a resignation letter.
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- Russia
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