Olga Tsukanova
Olga Tsukanova, born 1976, Samara 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…); “Olga Tsukanova's case of failing to comply with the obligations of a "foreign agent"”. Sentence (August 26, 2025): 1 year 7 months' corrective labour withholding 10% of the salary with a ban on administration of websites for 2 years. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Samara Oblast · Samara · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
1 year 7 months' corrective labour withholding 10% of the salary with a ban on administration of websites for 2 years
Upheld April 10, 2026
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
Latest event
April 10, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
Olga Tsukanova's case of failing to comply with the obligations of a "foreign agent"
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Olga Tsukanova's case of failing to comply with the obligations of a "foreign agent"
Details and sources
Full summary
Founder of the "Council of Mothers and Wives", a group that campaigned for better conditions for mobilised soldiers. In May 2023, she was added to the register of "foreign agents". By January 2025 at the latest, Tsukanova had been declared wanted in a case concerning alleged failure to comply with the obligations of a "foreign agent". On 27 February 2025, she arrived at the Investigative Committee together with supporters and was detained. The following day, she was taken into custody. On 26 August 2025, she was sentenced to one year and seven months of community service. Taking into account the time spent in a remand centre, she will effectively serve one month of community service.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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