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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex28 · male
OccupationIT specialist
Arrested inRostov, Rostov Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Aleksandr Anderson, an IT specialist from the Rostov region who left for the U.S., is being investigated for spreading hate-motivated "fakes" about the Russian army on Instagram. The posts concerned the events in Bucha and Izyum during the war in Ukraine.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Resident of Rostov region, left for the U.S.
- 02Posted on Instagram
- 03Posts about Bucha and Izyum
- 04Accused of spreading hate-motivated fakes
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading "fakes" about Russian army
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedInstagram
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Aleksandr is a common Slavic name, and the English transliteration suggests a Westernized or non-native Russian background.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aleksandr Anderson (PPW case cmgoiu3k). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoiu3ko0038lizyau1cmgq1. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/aleksandr-anderson).
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