Russia Drops War Posts Case Against Children’s Hospice Founder Moniava
Investigators said there were no grounds to prosecute the hospice founder after she was charged with spreading false information about Russia’s military.
- On Tuesday, Russian investigators dropped the criminal case against Lida Moniava, a prominent advocate for critically ill children's care, after finding no grounds for prosecution, her supporters said.
- Moniava was arrested on Sept. 2 and charged with spreading "false information" about Russia's military over a social media post regarding Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian attacks.
- Lighthouse, a Moscow-based charity founded by Moniava, operates hospices for seriously ill children and young adults, while her foundation provided shelter and supplies to those fleeing conflict in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Kursk, and Belgorod.
- Following her arrest, Moniava stepped down as Lighthouse director and left its board, though she announced she intends to remain in Russia.
- Her case prompted an outpouring of support from families whose children received care from Lighthouse, with patients in wheelchairs or using ventilators attending court hearings to advocate for her.
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Russia drops war posts case against children’s hospice founder Moniava
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Russian investigators have dropped a criminal case against children's hospice founder Lida Moniava after finding her actions did not constitute a crime, her lawyer and a group of supporters said on Tuesday, a rare apparent reversal ...
Russia Drops Criminal Case Against Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava
Russian investigators have dropped a criminal case against Lida Moniava, a prominent advocate for critically ill children’s care, after finding no grounds for prosecution, her supporters said Tuesday, citing her lawyer.
EADaily, 6 October 2026. The criminal case against the former head of the House with Lighthouse Foundation, Lydia Moniawa, was dismissed due to the absence of a crime, as reported by her lawyer, Mikhail Biryukov, to the RIA News portal.
The criminal case against the founder of the hospice "Hom with Lighthouse" Lida Moniawa was dismissed for lack of a crime.
The criminal case against Lydia Moniawa, former head of the charity "Dom with the Lighthouse", concerning the dissemination of inaccurate information about the Russian army has been closed, told by her lawyer, Mikhail Biryukov. As Biryukov stated, the case has been dismissed because of the lack of a crime, transmitting to RIA News. "With the words of the investigator who called me, the criminal case has been discontinued because of the absence o…
The court dismissed the criminal case of Lida Moniava on spreading fakes about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation due to the lack of corpus delicti, her lawyer said
The court dismissed the criminal case of Lida Moniava on the dissemination of fakes about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation due to the lack of evidence of a crime, her lawyer said.The head of the House with a Lighthouse foundation was accused...
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