{
  "id": 12596024,
  "title": "Lida Moniava to remain director of children’s hospice after Russia drops charges over anti-war post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/lida-moniava-to-remain-director-of-childrens-hospice-after-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:44:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/07/lida-moniava-to-remain-director-of-children-s-hospice-after-russia-drops-charges-over-anti-war-post"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lida Moniava, the founder of the House with a Lighthouse children's hospice, will continue to serve as the organization's director following the closure of the criminal case against her, according to her defense attorney Mikhail Biryukov. The attorney emphasized that there were no grounds for the accusations against Moniava from the outset. The investigation has now reached the same conclusion. Moniava was taken into custody in early September on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military, stemming from a post she made on her Telegram channel around the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Initially, Moniava had announced her intention to step down as director and leave the hospice's board due to the legal proceedings. However, the case was closed on October 6 for lack of sufficient evidence, allowing Moniava to retain her position as director of the hospice.",
  "summary": "Lida Moniava, founder of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, will remain the organization’s director after the criminal case against her was closed, Mikhail Biryukov, her defense attorney, told the Russian business news outlet RBC.",
  "key_points": [
    "Lida Moniava to retain director role at House with a Lighthouse",
    "Charges dropped against her for anti-war post on Telegram",
    "Case closed on October 6 due to lack of evidence"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}