#Repressions

The convicted to 12 years for military 'fakes' and cooperation with FBK* Olga Komleva** lost her speech

2025.10.21

Since September 8, she has been unable to speak, during a meeting with her husband she had to communicate using notes

The convicted in the case of military 'fakes' and cooperation with FBK Ufa activist and journalist Olga Komleva lost her speech in the detention center in Dyurtyuli since September 8, she reported this to her husband, the letter was published by Lilia Chanysheva**.

Previously, as Komleva writes, her speech would disappear for a maximum of seven hours. Even during a meeting with her husband, she had to write on a piece of paper. Meanwhile, the detention center staff and paramedics shrug their shoulders. How the appeal on October 28 will proceed, no one knows.

Komleva suffers from type 2 diabetes, initially, her relatives had difficulty delivering her medication to the detention center.

In July, the journalist, who collaborated with the publication RusNews, was sentenced to 12 years in a colony, all sessions were held in closed mode.

Olga Komleva was detained in March 2024. She had been a volunteer for several years at the Ufa headquarters of Alexei Navalny**. Komleva was detained several times at the 2021 rallies in support of the politician. Law enforcement considered Komleva, as well as Lilia Chanysheva and activist Ilgam Yanberdin, 'organizers' of the protest actions. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard filed lawsuits against Komleva for 5.6 million rubles, demanding compensation for the work of law enforcement at the protests. All her bank accounts and property, including her house and car, were seized.

* Recognized as an 'extremist' organization in Russia.
** Included in the list of 'terrorists and extremists'.
Photo: Alexandra Astakhova.

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