Alexander Nevzorov (listed by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign…
Alexander Nevzorov (listed by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent; the Nevzorovs have been recognized as an extremist organization whose activities are banned in Russia) was sentenced in absentia to eight years in a labor camp for spreading fake news about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Consensus
- The Primorsky District Court in Saint Petersburg ordered the pre-trial detention of Lidia Nezvorova.
- The detention was issued on August 7, 2025.
- Nezvorova was charged with financing extremist activities under Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The alleged crime involved publishing payment details in a messaging app to collect funds for an extremist organization.
- The court's decision is effective from the moment of her extradition to Russia or her actual detention on Russian territory.
- The case against Nezvorova and her husband Alexander Nezvorov was initiated in May 2025.
- Alexander Nezvorov is recognized as a foreign agent in Russia and was previously sentenced to eight years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian military.
- The couple was declared an extremist organization by the October District Court of Saint Petersburg in July 2024.
- Their property, including land plots, a house, a car, and business shares, was seized by the state following the court's decision.
- The court's decision regarding the couple as an extremist organization was not overturned on appeal.
Points of divergence
- The alleged crime was committed no later than February 20, 2025. — fontanka
- The case is the first known instance in Russia where a family was declared an extremist organization. — tg_astrapress
- The funds were allegedly collected for the couple themselves, not for an external organization. — mediazona
- The couple was declared an extremist organization in July 2024. — vm
- Lidia Nezvorova is included in the list of terrorists and extremists. — kommersant
Coverage (6 sources)
- Court in St. Petersburg arrested Lydia Nevzorova in absentia — Фонтанка
- Lydia Nezvorova was arrested in absentia in St. Petersburg over financing extremism — for collecting money together with her husband — ASTRA
- Court in St. Petersburg arrested Lydia Nevzorova in absentia on the case of funding extremism for collecting money together with her husband for themselves — Медиазона
- Primorsky Court in St. Petersburg Arrests Lydia Nevyorova in Absentia — Вести
- Lidia Nevyorova* was arrested in absentia in St. Petersburg — Вечерняя Москва
- The wife of non-agents Nevzorov was arrested in absentia on a case about financing extremism — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Saint Petersburg
- Alexandr Nevzorov
- Primorsky District Court
- Russia
- Daria Lebedeva
- Pre-trial detention center
- Ministry of Justice
- Приморский суд