{
  "id": 5145864,
  "title": "Head of children’s hospice Lidia Moniava has her home searched in case over “discrediting” Russian army",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/head-of-childrens-hospice-lidia-moniava-has-her-home-searched-in-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:14:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/296716"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 2, the home of Lidia Moniava, head of the Russian children's hospice Lighthouse Charity Foundation, was searched by law enforcement. Moniava was questioned by the Investigative Committee as part of an investigation into accusations of spreading \"fake news\" about the Russian military, under Article 207.3, Part 2 of the Criminal Code. Russian state news agency TASS confirmed Moniava is being held by the Investigative Committee, though not officially detained. In February, Moniava was fined 45,000 rubles ($500) for making three posts on Telegram, deemed as \"discrediting\" the army. In February 2022, Moniava signed an open letter to Putin urging an end to the war. She frequently posted about the war and repression in Russia on social media. In June, she disconnected her doorbell due to anxiety, fearing 'people 'coming for' her. She visited Alexei Navalny's grave on his birthday, admitting that speaking out against the war carries a high price, leading to prison or even death. Moniava's lawyer, Mikhail Biryukov, says the investigation aims to arrest her, with a possible 10-year prison sentence for spreading \"fake news\" about the military, driven by political animosity.",
  "summary": "The home of Lidia Moniava, the head of a Russian charity that provides palliative care for children, was searched on Sept. 2, Novaya Gazeta writes . According to the outlet, Moniava was taken to the Investigative Committee and is being questioned as part of a case centered on accusations of “spreading fake news” about the Russian military (Article 207.3, Part 2, of the Criminal Code). The…",
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  "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."
}