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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex25 · male
OccupationCook, Office worker
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryProtest
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Artem Uymanen is accused of sending emails to the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a bomb threat demanding ransom for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was detained and released with obligation to appear, then left Russia.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Accused of sending bomb threat emails.
- 02Demanded ransom for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- 03Former press secretary of "Vesna" movement.
- 04Currently not in Russia.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False report of mine laying
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicityFinnish
Region of originFinnish/Slavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The surname Uymanen is distinctly Finnish, suggesting a Finnish background in Russia.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 8, 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: Artem Uymanen (PPW case cmi888mr). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi888mrl0053li0tjn5iliaj. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/artem-uymanen).
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