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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex41 · female
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Ekaterina Kotrikadze, a journalist for Dozhd TV, left Russia in 2022 and is now charged with spreading "false information" about the Russian army and failing to comply with "foreign agent" obligations. The charges relate to her publications about alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Journalist for Dozhd TV.
- 02Charged with spreading 'fakes' about the Russian army.
- 03Designated as a 'foreign agent'.
- 04Left Russia in 2022.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Spreading false information about the Russian army
- 02Failing to comply with obligations of a 'foreign agent'
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 330.1Art. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityGeorgian
Region of originSouth Caucasus
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The surname Kotrikadze is a common Georgian patronymic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ekaterina Kotrikadze (PPW case cmgoivaa). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoivaao003nlizy8zjlbeaw. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ekaterina-kotrikadze).
Formats reflect this case as an online database record. Always verify the original source before citing in legal filings.