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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex43 · female
OccupationHousewife
Arrested inObninsk, Kaluga Oblast
Held at—
CategoryProtest
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
Elizaveta Gutovskaia, a housewife from Obninsk, was sentenced to 6 months of restriction of liberty for desecrating the Russian flag. She spat on a flag attached to a car participating in a rally in support of the Russian army.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Housewife
- 02Spit on Russian flag
- 03Rally in support of Russian army
- 04Restriction of liberty
02Charges
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 329
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Elizaveta and the surname Gutovskaia are typical of Russian Orthodox Christian naming conventions.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Elizaveta Gutovskaia (PPW case cmi881cu). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi881cuh002hli0tcg2w2xx3. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/elizaveta-gutovskaia).
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