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Russia Sends Case Against Meduza Founder to Court as She Is Placed on International Wanted List

Investigators accuse Galina Timchenko under Article 284.1, citing online videos allegedly mobilizing support for an organization labeled undesirable.

Overview

  • The Investigative Committee said it completed its probe and forwarded the criminal case for court consideration.
  • Timchenko faces a charge under Criminal Code Article 284.1(3) for organizing the activities of an organization designated undesirable in Russia.
  • Authorities say she resides outside the country, has been put on an international wanted list, and was ordered into pretrial detention in absentia.
  • Investigators point to videos posted in September 2024 and March 2025 as evidence of efforts to involve citizens and to promote protest sentiment.
  • RIA Novosti, citing bailiffs and court records, reports she has not paid a foreign‑agent fine for over six months with outstanding enforcement exceeding 29,000 rubles, and the Interior Ministry had listed her as wanted in June.