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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex48 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inKemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Andrey Novashov, a journalist, was convicted for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He published a translated account of the siege of Mariupol and other publications deemed to have misrepresented the goals of the Russian military.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Published a translated account of the siege of Mariupol.
- 02Forbidden from using the telephone and the Internet.
- 03Included in the register of "foreign agents".
- 04Sentenced to eight months of corrective labour.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Fakes about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Andrey Novashov is a common Russian name with a typical Russian surname structure.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2022
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: Andrey Novashov (PPW case cmi88a75). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88a75p005pli0tjrstfeal. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/andrey-novashov).
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