{"id":67192,"date":"2026-10-20T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/mediazona-v-rossii-nachali-chashhe-presledovat-uchenyh-za-donaty-fbk-ugolovnye-dela-protiv-nih-inicziiruet-chetvertaya-sluzhba-fsb\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T00:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:06:16","slug":"russian-scientists-and-university-staff-face-mounting-prosecutions-over-years-old-donations-to-navalnys-anti-corruption-group-more-than-10-cases-reached-moscow-courts-in-six-months","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/russian-scientists-and-university-staff-face-mounting-prosecutions-over-years-old-donations-to-navalnys-anti-corruption-group-more-than-10-cases-reached-moscow-courts-in-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian scientists and university staff face mounting prosecutions over years-old donations to\u00a0Navalny\u2019s anti-corruption group. More than 10 cases reached Moscow courts in\u00a0six months."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientists and university faculty in&nbsp;Russia are increasingly facing prosecution for financing \u201cextremism\u201d through donations to&nbsp;the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), Mediazona reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 10 such cases have reached Moscow courts in&nbsp;the past six months, the outlet found. The 4th Department of&nbsp;Directorate P&nbsp;within the Fourth Service of&nbsp;the Federal Security Service (FSB) initiated at&nbsp;least three cases against scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fourth Service is&nbsp;also known as&nbsp;the Economic Security Service. The Dossier Center previously <a href=\"https:\/\/fsb.dossier.center\/seb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that officers in&nbsp;Directorate P&nbsp;provide \u201ccounterintelligence support for industry\u201d and oversee state technology corporations including Rostec, Rusnano, and Roscosmos. One scientist who spoke to&nbsp;Mediazona said the FSB\u2019s Fourth Service also oversees Skoltech and HSE University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the scientists sentenced to&nbsp;prison is&nbsp;Sofya Rozenfeld, who holds a&nbsp;Doctor of&nbsp;Sciences degree in&nbsp;biology, Russia\u2019s highest academic degree, and specializes in&nbsp;Arctic birds. Mediazona reported that her case file includes testimony from an&nbsp;officer with the Center E&nbsp;anti-extremism unit. The officer said he&nbsp;had received \u201cpreliminary inquiry materials\u201d concerning Rozenfeld from the 4th Department of&nbsp;Directorate P&nbsp;within the FSB\u2019s Fourth Service. The materials said the scientist \u201cmay be&nbsp;involved in&nbsp;financing the FBK.\u201d This FSB unit is&nbsp;also mentioned in&nbsp;other cases against scientists over donations to&nbsp;the FBK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-67192","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-type-novosti-smi-en-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Russian scientists and university staff face mounting prosecutions over years-old donations to\u00a0Navalny\u2019s anti-corruption group. More than 10 cases reached Moscow courts in\u00a0six months. - Political prisoners support. 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