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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationMilitary
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryProtest
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Farhad Ziganshin, a tank school instructor, is being prosecuted for unauthorized abandonment of his unit after refusing to participate in the war. He left Russia after mobilization was announced but was briefly detained in Kazakhstan.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Tank school instructor.
- 02Refused to participate in the war.
- 03Left Russia after mobilization.
- 04Briefly detained in Kazakhstan.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Unauthorised abandonment of a unit
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 337
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicityIranian/Slavic Russian
Region of originVolga-Ural/Iranian Diaspora
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The first name Farhad is of Persian origin, while the patronymic Ziganshin suggests a Russianized surname structure.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Farhad Ziganshin (PPW case cmi888mt). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi888mt00054li0t0vnoa5ae. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/farhad-ziganshin).
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