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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex36 · female
OccupationArtist
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryActivism
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Lelya Nordic, an artist, is accused of making a false bombing report to the police. Dozens of houses belonging to local activists were searched in connection to the incident.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Accused of making a false bombing report.
- 02Searches conducted at the homes of local activists.
- 03Released from detention, current measure of restraint is unknown.
- 04No verdict yet.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False bombing report
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Lelya is a common diminutive form of names found in Slavic culture, and the arrest location is a major Russian city.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Lelya Nordic (PPW case cmi88fbm, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88fbm1007kli0tkv770zyp. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/lelya-nordic).
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