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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex38 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Dmitry Ivanov, a YouTube blogger, was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for spreading 'fake news' about the Armed Forces in videos discussing the Mariupol theater bombing and civilian deaths. He left Russia in 2017 and was later declared a 'foreign agent'.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01YouTube blogger prosecuted for spreading 'fake news' about the Armed Forces.
- 02Videos discussed the missile attack on the Drama Theatre in Mariupol and the deaths of Ukrainian civilians.
- 03Declared a 'foreign agent' by the Ministry of Justice.
- 04Sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of "fake news" regarding the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Dmitry Ivanov is a very common, classic Russian name combination.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 1, 2022
Sentence served
3y 10mo / 8 years
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: Dmitry Ivanov (PPW case cmi88dz0). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88dz0j0075li0tqx65t5h1. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dmitry-ivanov).
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