# Russian scientists and university staff face growing prosecutions over old donations to Navalny’s anti-corruption group

https://mins.news/en/item/108145

- Meduza, 2026-10-20 15:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/20/russian-scientists-and-university-staff-face-mounting-prosecutions-over-years-old-donations-to-navalny-s-anti-corruption-group-more-than-10-cases-reached-moscow-courts-in-six-months

> Scientists and university faculty in Russia are increasingly prosecuted for allegedly financing “extremism” through donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), Mediazona reports. More than 10 cases reached Moscow courts in six months, and an FSB unit initiated at least three cases against scientists. Among those imprisoned is biologist Sofya Rozenfeld.