Kira Yarmysh
Kira Yarmysh, born 1989, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in an extremist community); “The case of Maria Pevchikh, Dmitry Nizovtsev, Kira Yarmysh, and Anna Biryukova”, opened on August 8, 2022. Previously convicted under Article 236 part 1 applied with Article 33 part 4, Russian Criminal Code. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 24, 2021; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, February 9, 2021.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Writers · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases against "foreign agents", Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
9 months
nine months' imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, August 16, 2021: one year six months of restricted liberty
Charges
- Article 236 part 1 applied with Article 33 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement to violate sanitary and epidemiological regulations (resulting in a mass illness or posing such a threat)
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she incited the violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules in connection with the action in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January.
Latest event
August 16, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, February 24, 2021
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, February 9, 2021
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Criminal case opened
The case of Maria Pevchikh, Dmitry Nizovtsev, Kira Yarmysh, and Anna Biryukova
· First-instance verdict
sentence changed
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
TDF No. 1 of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow
· Persecution begins
The Kira Yarmysh case
Criminal case
The case of Maria Pevchikh, Dmitry Nizovtsev, Kira Yarmysh, and Anna Biryukova
Other defendants in the case
- Anna Biryukova — Not in Russia
- Dmitrii Nizovtsev — Not in Russia
- Maria Pevchikh — Not in Russia
Thematic group: The case of the extremist community led by Navalny; Anti-war case; Beautiful Russia case
The Kira Yarmysh case
Thematic group: Palace case; Sanitary case
Details and sources
Full summary
Spokesman for Alexei Navalny, author of the novel "The Incredible Events in Women's Cell Number 3".
On 30 January 2021, she was detained as part of a criminal case on violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules. On 1 February, the court sent Yarmysh under house arrest. Later she was charged with incitement to violate the rules.
On 16 August she was sentenced to one and a half years of restricted freedom. On 30 August it became known that Yarmysh left Russia. On 11 March 2022, it was reported that Yarmysh was wanted. On 16 June, the court commuted her remaining sentence - nine months - to real deprivation of liberty.
In August 2022, it became known that a case was opened against Yarmysh for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
On 14 October 2022, she was entered in the register of individuals - "foreign agents".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.