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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex34 · male
OccupationMunicipal employee
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusReleased
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Ilshat Nafikov was initially detained and prosecuted for a false bomb threat against a police department in St. Petersburg. The criminal prosecution against him was later terminated.
Key Facts
02 entries- 01Accused of false bomb threat
- 02Criminal prosecution terminated
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False report of a bomb threat
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian/Central Asian mix
Region of originVolga-Ural/Central Asia
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The patronymic '-ov' is common in Slavic names, while 'Ilshat Nafikov' suggests a Central Asian or Turkic background integrated into a Russian naming convention.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2022
05Sources
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: Ilshat Nafikov (PPW case cmi88ciz). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88cizx006nli0t6vh020uc. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ilshat-nafikov).
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