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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex33 · female
OccupationJournalist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 yrs
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Journalist Ekaterina Fomina was sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison for an interview with a serviceman regarding war crimes. She left Russia in 2022 and was declared wanted by Russian authorities.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01The case stems from an interview with Daniil Frolkin in July 2022.
- 02Sentenced in absentia on March 31, 2025.
- 03Currently not in Russia.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. Article 207.3
Documented Legal Violations (2)
- Freedom of the press
- Right to a fair trial
03Analysis
AI Assessment
MEDIUM0%
ANALYSIS:Subject shows a 0% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.
ModelXGB-Text
Accuracy94.2%
Predicts torture risk and case urgency from arrest data using XGBoost.
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Ekaterina and the surname Fomina are common and characteristic of ethnic Russian populations.
04Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ekaterina Fomina (PPW case cmgn4siz). Retrieved May 31, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4siz00006lisxyximuocg. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ekaterina-fomina).
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