All assessments of the criminal prosecution of specific individuals, including the designation of detained persons as political prisoners, reflect the position of our Project. Such assessments are not based on the views and assessments of the individuals being prosecuted, their families, friends or lawyers, and do not imply their consent or approval. The information regarding the facts of specific criminal cases published on our Project’s website has been obtained from public sources and does not imply or require the consent of the individuals mentioned therein or their representatives.

Ivanova Galina Naumovna

Date of birth: August 17, 1948 (77 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205 ч. 2 para. «в»
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  10 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  January 28, 2025
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Leningrad Oblast

Ivanova Galina Naumovna, born August 17, 1948, resident of St. Petersburg, pensioner. On January 28, 2025, under Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Terrorist act"), she was sentenced to 10 years in a general regime penal colony. She was taken into custody after the verdict was announced.

The inclusion of people in the list of persons subject to criminal prosecution, which most likely contains signs of political motivation and a serious violation of the law, does not mean that they are recognized as political prisoners.