Personal Information
- Birth date
- 9 авг. 1963 г. (62 years old)
- Special circumstances
- politician, activist, in emigration, pensioner
- Notes
- ran for the Karelian Legislative Assembly from the Yabloko party in 2021
Nippolaynen Irina Nikolaevna
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Republic of Karelia
- Detention date:
- 20 мар. 2023 г.
- Charges:
- Article 280.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Part 2, Paragraph b
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
In March 2023, in Segezha, Republic of Karelia, a search was conducted at the home of a local resident, a pensioner and activist, Irina Nippolainen. They confiscated all her equipment. The woman was charged under an article on public calls for activities aimed against state security. Prosecution was initiated based on posts on VKontakte published in 2022. The details of the charges are unknown. After the search, the activist was released. She was able to quickly pack her things and leave for Azerbaijan. For four months, Nippolainen prepared to obtain a humanitarian visa to Germany, where she eventually moved. In April 2024, it became known that a new criminal case was opened against Nippolainen for spreading knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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