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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex51 · male
OccupationIT specialist
Arrested inYekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Case Summary
Mikhail Klimarev, head of the Society for the Defence of the Internet, is being prosecuted for calls for extremist activity due to a comment urging Ukrainian servicemen not to take Rosgvardia officers prisoner. He was also designated a "foreign agent".
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Head of Society for the Defence of the Internet
- 02Accused of extremism for online comment
- 03Designated a "foreign agent"
- 04Also being investigated under the terrorist article
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Incitement to hatred or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280
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 vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Mikhail is a common Slavic Christian name, and Klimarev is a typical Russian surname.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2022
05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mikhail Klimarev (PPW case cmi88d5v). Retrieved May 31, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88d5v3006vli0toronph64. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/mikhail-klimarev).
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