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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexfemale
OccupationEntrepreneur
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Dara Shchukina is accused of sending emails to the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration threatening an explosion unless a ransom is paid to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces. She was detained and released, and the case is ongoing.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Accused of sending fake bomb threat emails.
- 02Ransom allegedly for Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- 03Detained and released.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The surname Shchukina is a common Russian feminine name, and the arrest location is a major Russian city.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 8, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dara Shchukina (PPW case cmi88a4t). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88a4t2005nli0twshwvbms. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dara-shchukina).
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