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In Cherepovets, the activities of a charitable foundation and a religious organization were stoppedtranslated

November 13, 2026 · 1 min read

In the Vologda region, criminal cases have been initiated regarding the illegal activities of organizations recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation. According to investigators, the activity began in 2022. A group of people in Cherepovets organized and conducted the activities of a charitable foundation and a religious organization recognized as undesirable. These same people also provided them with illegal financial support.

“Investigators from the department for the city of Cherepovets of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Vologda Region, together with employees of the operational units of the regional departments of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, are carrying out the necessary investigative actions and operational search activities aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the criminal activity of the participants of the organized group and their possible accomplices,” said the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Vologda Region.

According to the law, financing such organizations is punishable by up to 5 years of imprisonment, and organizing activities is punishable by up to 6 years of imprisonment. But the perpetrators can be released from criminal liability if a number of conditions are met. This is a voluntary cessation of activity, assistance in suppressing activities and active assistance in the investigation...

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