# Russia drops ‘fake news’ case against children’s hospice founder Lida Moniava

https://mins.news/en/item/88303

- Meduza, 2026-10-06 15:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/06/russia-charged-children-s-hospice-founder-lida-moniava-with-spreading-fake-news-about-the-military-over-an-anti-war-post-investigators-now-say-she-committed-no-crime

> Investigators have abandoned the felony case against Lighthouse Charity Foundation hospice founder Lida Moniava, saying her conduct did not constitute a crime. The case was opened under Russia’s law against spreading “fake news” about the army over a February 2023 Telegram post. Moniava was detained on September 2 and later placed under restrictions.

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