{
  "id": 12411175,
  "title": "Russia charged children’s hospice founder Lida Moniava with spreading ‘fake news’ about the military over an anti-war post. Investigators now say she committed no crime.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-charged-childrens-hospice-founder-lida-moniava-with-spreading",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T15:54:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/06/russia-charged-children-s-hospice-founder-lida-moniava-with-spreading-fake-news-about-the-military-over-an-anti-war-post-investigators-now-say-she-committed-no-crime"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lida Moniava, the founder of the Lighthouse Charity Foundation children's hospice, faced charges of spreading \"fake news\" about the Russian military on an anti-war post, according to prosecutors. The case against her was abandoned following an investigation that concluded her actions did not constitute a crime. Moniava was detained on September 2, 2023, and a court imposed pretrial restrictions on her activities shortly after. The charges stemmed from a post on her Telegram channel in February 2023. The Kremlin's war against Ukraine is deemed a criminal offense in Russia, and holding individuals accountable for stating the facts is considered a violation.",
  "summary": "The felony case against Lida Moniava, founder of the Lighthouse Charity Foundation hospice, has been abandoned after officials determined that her actions do not constitute a crime.",
  "key_points": [
    "Lida Moniava founded Lighthouse Charity Foundation children's hospice.",
    "She was charged with spreading fake news about Russian military.",
    "Charges against Moniava were abandoned after investigation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Russia Drops Criminal Case Against Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-drops-criminal-case-against-childrens-hospice-founder-lida",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}