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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex61 · male
OccupationPolitician
Arrested inOrenburg, Orenburg Oblast
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Andrei Prikazchikov, the head of the Derzhava party, was charged with disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces and discrediting them. He was initially fined, but the sentence was later altered to compulsory labor and a fine.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Head of the Derzhava party
- 02Posted inaccurate information about the Russian army on social media
- 03Initially fined, sentence later changed to compulsory labor
- 04Accused of forming a negative attitude towards the "special operation"
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01disseminating false information about the Armed Forces
- 02discrediting the Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 280.3Art. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure and common Russian surname suggest a typical Slavic Russian background.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrei Prikazchikov (PPW case cmi88eic). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88eice0079li0te8nca680. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/andrei-prikazchikov).
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