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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Aleksey Vedeneev was imprisoned for eight years for making anti-war inscriptions on a wall in Moscow. The inscriptions allegedly discredited the Russian Armed Forces and the President.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Imprisoned for 8 years
- 02Made anti-war inscriptions on a wall
- 03Inscriptions allegedly discredited the Russian Armed Forces and President
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Anti-war inscriptions on the wall
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Aleksey and the patronymic Vedeneev are typical of Russian naming conventions.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 6, 2022
Sentence served
4y 3mo / 8 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
OVD-InfoCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aleksey Vedeneev (PPW case cmi8837a). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8837a60033li0tq4nk57nc. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/aleksey-vedeneev).
Formats reflect this case as an online database record. Always verify the original source before citing in legal filings.