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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex40 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inKirov, Kirov Oblast
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Alexey Norin was sentenced in absentia to five years in a general-regime penal colony for spreading knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces. Further details of his case are unknown.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced in absentia
- 02Sentenced to five years in a general-regime penal colony
- 03Details of the case are unknown
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01spreading fake news about the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Alexey is a common Slavic male name, and Norin is a surname common among Russian populations.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Alexey Norin (PPW case cmgoip6x). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoip6xw0019lizyauzfipur. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/alexey-norin).
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