Activist Olga Misik has been placed on the wanted list once again, a move that stems from the search database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. The entry shows two separate records under Misik’s name, with one indicating renewed pursuit marked with special identifiers. The official grounds for the search are not disclosed in the available records, leaving questions about the specific charges behind the renewed notice.
The designation of Wanted in November 2022 is referenced in connection with Misik. Earlier, in August 2020, Misik and two other activists participated in a protest near the General Prosecutor’s Office, splashing pink paint to object to a court decision related to the so called New Greatness case. That episode is frequently cited by authorities and media as part of the broader context surrounding Misik and similar actions by political activists in the country.
On March 21, the Investigative Committee announced that it had requested the court to arrest an activist in absentia in a case alleging facilitation or support of a terrorist act against a war correspondent. The proceedings appear to center on online statements attributed to Misik that allegedly praised or justified a terrorist operation against a journalist. According to TASS, the activist published a post on the Misik page that was interpreted as legitimizing the attack. The exact wording was not published by the outlets, and a criminal case was opened under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which concerns public statements that promote terrorism or terrorist propaganda via the internet. This legal framing underscores the ongoing sensitivity around online speech and its potential consequences in high-profile cases.
In related actions, observers note that the public prosecutor’s office previously highlighted Daria Trepova as the individual who carried out the attack on the journalist Vladlen Tatarsky. Trepova received a sentence described by officials as relatively lenient, with a 27-year term noted in statements from the authorities. The chain of events has sparked ongoing discussion about accountability, media narratives, and the use of criminal law in cases tied to political protest and extremist violence. The evolving legal narrative continues to place activists and organizers in the spotlight as courts and investigators pursue outcomes they present as necessary for public safety and public order.