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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex40 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMozhaysk, Moscow Oblast
Held at—
CategoryProtest
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
Andrey Kizevalter was subjected to compulsory treatment after throwing yellow paint on a poster with the letter Z. The case was initiated under the article of vandalism.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital
- 02Charged under Article 214 for vandalism
- 03Threw yellow paint on a poster with the letter Z
- 04Precautionary measure was initially a prohibition of certain actions
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01desecration of a poster with the letter Z
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Andrey is a common Slavic given name, and the location is within the Moscow Oblast.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 9, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrey Kizevalter (PPW case cmi8847v). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8847vg003jli0ta5tzf6rt. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/andrey-kizevalter).
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