Photo: Belova Olga Vladimirovna
not imprisoned

Personal Information

Birth date
26 апр. 1974 г. (52 years old)
Special circumstances
in emigration, healthcare worker
Notes
former head of the Omsk branch of the independent trade union of medical workers "Alliance of Doctors" in April, the Omsk Clinical Cardiology Dispensary terminated its contract with Belova after her publications

Belova Olga Vladimirovna

Added: 26 февр. 2025 г.

Case Information

Region of case initiation:
Omsk Oblast
Charges:
Article 207.3, Part 2, Paragraph d of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Sentence:
6 years general regime in absentia
Case categories:
Anti-war case, Freedom of speech

Case Description

In Omsk at the end of 2022, a criminal case was opened about "fakes" about the Russian army on the grounds of political hatred against cardiologist Olga Belova, former chairman of the Omsk branch of the Alliance of Doctors trade union of medical workers. The reason for the criminal prosecution was a certain video with "fakes" about the war with Ukraine, posted on a social network by a user with the nickname "MOV. The details of the charges are unknown. Earlier, the woman was fined twice under an administrative article on discrediting the army, and was also fired from the dispensary where she worked as a nurse due to her anti-war position. In December 2023, Belov was put on wanted list. On May 3, 2024, the Leninsky District Court of the Omsk Region found Olga Belova guilty and sentenced her in absentia to six years in a general regime colony. Also, the court prohibited Belova from administering websites on the Internet for four years. On July 25, 2024, the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Omsk Regional Court upheld the verdict."