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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex53 · female
OccupationTeachers
Arrested inNovosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
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
Elena Tardasova-Yun was sentenced to 11 months of correctional labor for reposting a message about a memorial service for soldiers who died in Ukraine. She faced detention and psychiatric evaluation.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Reposted message about soldier deaths in Ukraine
- 02Detained and taken to another region for questioning
- 03Subjected to psychiatric evaluation
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading fakes about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure and common Russian surnames suggest a Slavic Russian background, reinforced by the arrest location in Siberia.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 2, 2022
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: Elena Tardasova-Yun (PPW case cmi885p0). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi885p060042li0th63x7kqp. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/elena-tardasova-yun).
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