Elena Shukaeva
Elena Shukaeva, born 1968, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Elena Shukaeva's case of evasion of "foreign agent" duties”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Charges
- 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
Full wording of the charges
According to Vecherniye Vedomosti, the reason for the criminal case was the publication of posts on the Odnoklassniki social network without the "foreign agent" label required by Russian law. Before that - in April and September 2024 - Shukaeva was twice fined under the administrative article on non-compliance with the requirements for "foreign agents" (19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences) of the Leninsky District Court of Ekaterinburg.
Latest event
March 24, 2025 — persecution begins
Elena Shukaeva's case of evasion of "foreign agent" duties
Timeline
· Persecution begins
Elena Shukaeva's case of evasion of "foreign agent" duties
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Elena Shukaeva's case of evasion of "foreign agent" duties
Details and sources
Full summary
She is an activist, journalist, and employee of the Ekaterinburg-based Memorial Society. In September 2022, the Ministry of Justice added her to the list of "foreign agents". That same month, Shukaeva left Russia. After that, she was fined several times in administrative cases for non-compliance with "foreign agent" legislation.
In March 2025, a criminal case was opened against her for evading the duties of a foreign agent. The journalist was charged with a number of posts in "Odnoklassniki" without the "foreign agent" status plaque.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.