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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inShchuchye, Kurgan Oblast
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Dmitry Tau was sentenced to five years of forced labor for spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He will have 10% of his wages deducted and paid to the state.
Key Facts
02 entries- 01Sentenced to five years of forced labor
- 0210% of wages deducted and paid to the state
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01spreading fakes about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Dmitry is a common Slavic name, and the location is within the Russian Federation.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dmitry Tau (PPW case cmgoip80). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoip80j001alizyzn5gzlbm. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dmitry-tau).
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