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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex52 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBryansk, Bryansk Oblast
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Dmitry Kalashnikov was sentenced to eight months in a penal colony for rehabilitating Nazism. The charges arose from a comment made in a messenger groupchat that expressed a negative attitude towards the special military operation and symbols of Russian military glory.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced to 8 months in a penal colony
- 02Charged with rehabilitating Nazism
- 03Comment made in messenger groupchat
- 04Expressed negative attitude to military operation and symbols of glory
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Rehabilitating Nazism
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 354.1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Dmitry is a common Slavic Christian name, and the surname Kalashnikov is typical of Russian naming conventions.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dmitry Kalashnikov (PPW case cmgoiutf). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoiutf2003klizyl8p8wb6n. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dmitry-kalashnikov).
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