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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex43 · male
OccupationHealth worker
Arrested inSochi, Krasnodar Krai
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
Evgeny Zolotov, an infectious disease doctor, was fined 3 million rubles for comments on Facebook about the losses of the Russian army and the formation of "barrier troops" from Chechen servicemen.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Infectious disease doctor
- 02Fined 3 million rubles
- 03Comments on Facebook about Russian army losses
- 04Comments about Chechen servicemen
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Disseminating fake news about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedFacebook
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Evgeny Zolotov is a common Russian name with a typical Russian surname structure.
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Evgeny Zolotov (PPW case cmi881zs). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi881zsy002qli0t9x3lk78t. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/evgeny-zolotov).
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