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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex54 · male
OccupationWorker, Artist
Arrested inKrasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Held atFederal Governmental Institution \"Penal colony no. 13 of the Russian Main Penitentiary Directorate ofIrkutsk region\"
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 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.
Yes
Case Summary
Igor Orlovskii was sentenced to imprisonment for rehabilitating Nazism and spreading 'fake news' about the Russian Armed Forces based on his social media posts. His sentence was cumulative with a previous sentence.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Compared policies of Hitler and Stalin.
- 02Posted about the Russian Armed Forces striking a drama theatre in Mariupol.
- 03Made comments about Russian soldiers killing civilians and committing atrocities.
- 04Previously sentenced for public justification of terrorism and calls for extremism.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Rehabilitation of Nazism
- 02Dissemination of 'fake news' about the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 354.1Art. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Igor Orlovskii is a common Russian name structure, and the arrest location is within Russian territory.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Igor Orlovskii (PPW case cmi88d4r). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88d4r6006uli0t9x9vnspk. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/igor-orlovskii).
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