Another detention in Russia under so-called “terrorist organizations”—groups that, in essence, claim they are fighting real terrorism, namely the terror unleashed by a criminal власти built on permanent, unchangeable rule, and now also on a bloody fratricidal war.
Anyone directly or indirectly connected to such organizations is persecuted under a so-called law written by the very terrorists. Even mere participation—such as attending a meeting of such a party or organization—can lead to prison sentences.
This is the reality in Russia today—and this news is exactly about that.
In Moscow, police detained Galina Filchenko, a former participant of the “Congress of People’s Deputies”—a body that has been designated in Russia as a terrorist organization and banned.
Reports say Filchenko was essentially the last participant still residing in Russia. The Congress was established in Poland in 2022 by former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev (listed by Russian authorities as a terrorist and extremist). Filchenko is said to have taken no new actions, but in December 2025 Russia’s Supreme Court declared the “Congress of People’s Deputies” (previously labeled an undesirable organization) a terrorist organization, triggering criminal prosecution.
Security forces had previously visited her registered address: in April 2025, in connection with a case involving the undesirable organization “Deputies of Peaceful Russia” (actions also affected Igor Glek, Nodari Khananashvili, and relatives of journalist and former municipal deputy Ilya Azar). Earlier, in February 2025, searches were carried out at the homes of Filchenko, Khananashvili, and Alexander Krasnov. Filchenko said searches took place at her home and her daughter’s, and that officers “again seized all equipment,” after which she was questioned as a witness in a case related to the Congress.
Searches connected to Ponomarev’s case also took place in January 2024 among Congress participants. Filchenko had witness status; officers reportedly seized a phone, deputy badges, and two passports.
Earlier still, in May 2023, searches were conducted at the homes of Khananashvili, Filchenko, and Mikhail Lobanov. After questioning, Lobanov was released and remained a witness in a case linked to Ponomarev.