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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex40 · male
OccupationLawyer
Arrested inLipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast
Held at—
CategoryActivism
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Case Summary
Gennady Makarov, a human rights defender, is facing a libel case for a social media post about the governor of the Lipetsk region. He was previously searched under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and detained for reposting a video.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Accused of libel against the governor of the Lipetsk region.
- 02Previously searched for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
- 03Law enforcement allegedly refused to allow a lawyer to attend the investigation.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Libel
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 128.1
03Analysis
AI Assessment
MEDIUM2%
ANALYSIS:Subject shows a 2% 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 vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Gennady Makarov is a common Russian name with a typical Russian patronymic structure.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 1, 2022
05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Gennady Makarov (PPW case cmi886cd). Retrieved May 31, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi886cdd0048li0t3ytpx2m7. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/gennady-makarov).
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