Natalia Minenkova
Natalia Minenkova, born 1977, Moscow. Charges: Article 284.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an undesirable organization); “Natalia Minenkova's case”. Sentence (July 23, 2025): 4 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony and a prohibition to administer websites for 7 years. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Financiers and accountants
Sentence
4 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony and a prohibition to administer websites for 7 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 284.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an undesirable organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with her accomplices she organised the Falun Dafa Centre for Spiritual and Physical Improvement, whose activity was declared "undesirable" on the territory of the Russian Federation, and also distributed extremist literature authored by religious leader Li Hongzhi.
Latest event
July 23, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 4 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Persecution begins
Natalia Minenkova's case
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Natalia Minenkova's case
Thematic group: Falun Gong case in Moscow
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Full summary
A resident of Moscow. On 3 May 2024, she was detained and taken into custody the next day on charges of organizing the activities of the Falun Dafa Association. On 23 July 2025, the court sentenced her to four years in a general regime colony with a seven-year prohibition of administering websites.
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