Lev Ponomarev
Lev Ponomarev, born 1941, Moscow. Charges: Article 284.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an undesirable organization); Article 284.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an undesirable organization); Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Lev Ponomarev's case”. Sentenced on July 9, 2026. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Human rights defenders · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
5 years 6 months
Imprisonment (in absentia)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 284.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an undesirable organization
- Article 284.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an undesirable organization
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
Latest event
July 9, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 5 years 6 months.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
Lev Ponomarev's case
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Lev Ponomarev's case
- Case number
- 01-0320/2026
Details and sources
Full summary
A human rights activist, founder of the movement "For Human Rights". In December 2020, he became one of the first five people included in the register of "foreign agents". In March 2026, it became known that he was put on the wanted list.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 284.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.