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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex38 · male
OccupationIT specialist, Former military personnel
Arrested inKursk, Kursk Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Unknown
Case Summary
Evgeny Babin was sentenced to six years in prison for an anti-war video on his YouTube channel. The video included Babin setting fire to his military card and accusations against Putin and the Russian army.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced to 6 years in prison
- 02Set fire to his military card in a video
- 03Accused of spreading false information about Putin and the Russian army
- 04Not present at verdict; put on wanted list
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Disseminating fake news about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Evgeny Babin is a common Russian name, and the arrest location in Kursk Oblast is geographically consistent with Slavic Russian demographics.
04Sources
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: Evgeny Babin (PPW case cmi881yo). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi881yoy002pli0tid27ikbc. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/evgeny-babin).
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