Anna Zueva
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against "foreign agents"
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (in absentia)
- Sentence
- 6 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-12-18
- Region
- Buryatia
Case summary
A resident of Buryatia, a journalist, left Russia. In November 2024, she was included in the register of "foreign agents". In July 2025, it became known that a case was opened against her for evasion of her duties as a "foreign agent" and public justification of terrorism because of the publication of a video about a Ukrainian drone attack in the Irkutsk region.
On 18 December 2025, a court sentenced her in absentia to 6 years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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