{
  "id": 5099288,
  "title": "Founder of Russian children’s hospice charged with spreading ‘fakes’ about the Russian military. She faces up to 10 years in prison.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/founder-of-russian-childrens-hospice-charged-with-spreading-fakes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/02/founder-of-russian-children-s-hospice-charged-with-spreading-fakes-about-the-russian-military-she-faces-up-to-10-years-in-prison"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to her defense attorney Mikhail Biryukov, Lida Moniava, the founder of the Russian children's hospice \"House with a Lighthouse,\" has been charged with spreading \"false information\" about the Russian military. This accusation falls under Article 207.3, Part 2, Clause \"d\" of Russia's Criminal Code and carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. The case originated from a post she made on her Telegram channel in February 2023. Moniava has not yet pleaded guilty to the charges. Russian investigators searched her home on September 2 and subsequently took her to the Investigative Committee for questioning. A Moscow court had previously fined Moniava 45,000 rubles in February 2026 for an administrative charge of \"discrediting\" the Russian military, stemming from three posts on her Telegram channel.",
  "summary": "Investigators have charged Lida Moniava, founder of the children’s hospice “House with a Lighthouse,” with spreading “false information” about the Russian military motivated by political hatred — a charge under Article 207.3, Part 2, Clause “d” of Russia’s Criminal Code — and detained her, according to her defense attorney, Mikhail Biryukov, who told the Russian business news outlet RBC.",
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  },
  "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."
}