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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex62 · male
OccupationAuxiliary labourer
Arrested inCheboksary, Chuvashia
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence1 year
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Alexander Pavlov received a suspended sentence for discrediting the Russian military following a protest involving posters in an underpass. He had previously been fined administratively for similar activities in 2022.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced to 1 year of suspended imprisonment
- 02Prohibited from administering internet pages for 2 years
- 03Case stemmed from hanging posters in an underpass
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01discrediting the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
Documented Legal Violations (2)
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Alexander Pavlov is a common, classic Russian name structure, and the location is within the Russian Federation.
04Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Alexander Pavlov (PPW case cmgoim5r). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoim5r10003lizyz2d72nkx. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/alexander-pavlov).
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