Tamara Kriukova

A resident of Magadan and a civil activist. On 24 August 2023, her home was searched and she was detained. A criminal case was opened against her for publicly justifying terrorism, along with nine administrative cases: two for “discrediting” the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code), six for displaying Nazi or extremist symbols (Article 20.3), and one for organising an unauthorised event (Part 2 of Article 20.2).Her whereabouts were unknown for the entire day, and only in the evening of 25 August was she located at the Magadan City Court building. There, Kriukova managed to say that she had been taken to the local FSB office. According to her goddaughter, there was a representative of law enforcement agencies in civilian clothes next to her in court, who behaved aggressively and said that Krukova's phone had been confiscated and that “it'll be a while before she gets out”. The goddaughter noticed that Kriukova was wearing someone else's shoes, from which she concluded that she had been taken from her home barefoot. Kriukova was sentenced to three days of administrative arrest for one of the cases. Immediately after being released from the detention centre, she was detained again and sentenced to a further eight days. After this second administrative term ended, she was placed under house arrest.

The criminal case was initiated due to posts endorsing the bombing of the Crimean Bridge and the activities of the “Freedom of Russia” legion.

On 29 March 2024, Kriukova was sentenced to a fine of 400 thousand rubles.