Photo: Chernysheva Darya Vladimirovna
not imprisoned

Personal Information

Birth date
3 мар. 1991 г. (35 years old)
Special circumstances
activist, journalist
Notes
Executive director of "Revolt Center" and former employee of "7×7".

Chernysheva Darya Vladimirovna

Added: 10 июл. 2025 г.

Case Information

Region of case initiation:
Komi Republic
Detention date:
8 июл. 2025 г.
Charges:
Art. 330.1 CC RF Part 3
Foreign agent status:
assigned

Case Description

In the Republic of Karelia, no later than July 8, 2025, the FSB Directorate initiated a criminal case for state treason against a native of the region, the manager of the cultural space "Revolt Center" Pavel Andreyev. As part of this case, searches were conducted in Syktyvkar on July 8 at the "Revolt Center" and at the addresses of its employees. Searches in this case were also conducted with journalists and human rights defenders in at least 12 regions of Russia. The executive director of the 'Revolt Center' Daria Chernysheva was detained. Pavel Andreev was accused of high treason in favor of NATO countries, and Daria Chernysheva was accused of evading the fulfillment of "foreign agent" obligations. According to law enforcement's version, Pavel Andreyev since 2019 "for monetary reward provided assistance to representatives of foreign intelligence services" and "maintained secret contacts with agents of NATO countries. Also reported that the 'Revolt Center' was funded by the British organization Article 19 and the German Cultural Center named after. Goethe. Churyshev was included in the list of participants of the "foreign agent" "7x7" in July 2023. At that time, she had already not been cooperating with the publication for a year and a half. Before the election of a preventive measure, Chernysheva was placed in a temporary detention facility. On July 10, 2025, the Syktyvkar City Court released Daria to her home, imposing a prohibition on certain actions as a measure of restraint. Andreev announced his departure from the position of director of "7x7" in 2022 and left Russia.