Svetlana Orzhevskaya
Svetlana Orzhevskaya, born 1961, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Svetlana Orzhevskaya's case of "fake facts" about Russian army”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Bloggers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since March 13, 2025
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Latest event
October 21, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
Svetlana Orzhevskaya's case of "fake facts" about Russian army
Criminal case
Svetlana Orzhevskaya's case of "fake facts" about Russian army
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Moscow. Together with her son, publishes information about the war against Ukraine, including news and ways to help Ukraine on a website, social networks and Telegram channel. "VKontakte" at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office twice restricted access to Orzhevskaya's groups, and in February 2024 blocked also personal pages of both without the right to restore. The reason for the protocols were photos of activists with anti-war posters. Igor Orzhevsky said that he and his mother received threats. On 16 May 2024, the Orzhevskys were fined a total of 104 thousand rubles for four protocols on discrediting the army and displaying prohibited symbols (part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). In November 2024, a case was filed against Orzhevskaya for knowingly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
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Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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