Head of 'Dом s mayakom' questioned over Telegram post
Lida Moniava, head of the 'House with a Lighthouse' charity foundation, was taken to the Investigative Committee over a Telegram post regarding 'fake news' about the army, according to one of her lawyers who told 'Vorstke'.
Consensus
- Lida Moniava was brought to the Investigative Committee on the morning of September 2.
- An search (obisk) was conducted at Moniava's residence before her appearance.
- Moniava is not formally detained.
- No charges have been formally presented to Moniava.
- The case is related to a Telegram post about military 'fake news' or 'discrediting the army'.
- Moniava is the founder and director of the charitable foundation 'Dом s mayakом'.
- The foundation provides palliative care to terminally ill children and young adults up to 30 years old.
- Moniava was previously fined 45,000 rubles in February 2026 for administrative offense related to 'discrediting the army' based on Telegram posts.
- Moniava has stated she does not plan to leave Russia despite the legal pressure.
Points of divergence
- Moniava is being investigated as a suspect in the case. — tg_bbcrussian
- No interrogation has taken place yet. — kommersant
- The specific post in question is unknown. — tg_svobodnieslova
- Moniava was fined in February 2026, not January. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The January 2026 fine was for three Telegram posts about child deaths in Kryvyi Rih and Sumy, and a reference to The Moscow Times article. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Moniava's foundation stopped operating in September 2025. — meduza
Coverage (11 sources)
- Head of charity foundation "House with a Lighthouse" Lidia Moniava was taken to interrogation at the Investigative Committee of D... in the morning of September 2 — Радио Свобода
- Head of 'Lighthouse House' Lidiya Moniaeva was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation on the case of 'military fake news' — BBC News Русская служба
- Head of charity foundation "House with a Lighthouse" Lidia Moniava was taken to interrogation at the Investigative Committee of the D... in the morning of September 2 — Север.Реалии
- Head of charity foundation "House with a Lighthouse" Lidia Moniava was taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning in the morning of September 2 — Север.Реалии
- Head of 'Lighthouse House' Lidiya Moniaeva was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation on the case of 'military fake news' — BBC News Русская служба
- Head of the "Lighthouse House" Fund Lidia Moniava was taken to the investigation of the SVR — Коммерсантъ
- Head of the 'Lighthouse House' Fund Lidia Monyava was taken to the Investigative Committee due to a Telegram post — Вёрстка
- Head of charity foundation "House with a Lighthouse" Lidia Moniava was taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning in the morning of September 2 — Радио Свобода
- Head of 'Lighthouse House' Lidiya Moniava brought to Investigative Committee for interrogation on case of 'military fake news' — BBC News Русская служба
- Head of the 'Lighthouse House' Fund Lidia Moniaeva was taken to the Investigative Committee in connection with a criminal case on military 'fake news' — SOTAvision
- Head of charity fund 'House with a Lighthouse' Lidia Moniava brought to SK. She faces criminal case on 'fake news' about Russian army — Meduza
Key entities
- Moniava
- Investigative Committee
- SK
- SKR
- Lighthouse House
- Novaya Gazeta
- House
- Mikhail Biryukov
- Telegram
- RBC
- Russia
- Meduza
- NOVAYA...
- Valeriy Sharifulin Founder
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