{
  "id": 15766241,
  "title": "Russian scientists and university staff face mounting prosecutions over years-old donations to Navalny’s anti-corruption group. More than 10 cases reached Moscow courts in six months.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/russian-scientists-and-university-staff-face-mounting-prosecutions",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:52:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/20/russian-scientists-and-university-staff-face-mounting-prosecutions-over-years-old-donations-to-navalny-s-anti-corruption-group-more-than-10-cases-reached-moscow-courts-in-six-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian scientists and university faculty are facing increasing prosecutions for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), according to Mediazona. Over ten such cases have reached Moscow courts in the past six months. The Fourth Service of the Federal Security Service (FSB), also known as the Economic Security Service, initiated at least three cases against scientists. This specialized department reportedly provides counterintelligence support for industry and oversees state technology corporations like Rostec, Rusnano, and Roscosmos. One scientist, Sofya Rozenfeld, a Doctor of Sciences in biology, was sentenced to three and a half years for allegedly financing the FBK. Her case file includes testimony from an officer of the Center E anti-extremism unit, who stated he received preliminary inquiry materials from the Fourth Department of Directorate P within the FSB's Fourth Service. This FSB unit is also linked to other cases involving scientists accused of donating to the FBK.",
  "summary": "Scientists and university faculty in Russia are increasingly facing prosecution for financing “extremism” through donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), Mediazona reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}