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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex61 · female
OccupationPolitician
Arrested inSegezha, Karelia
Held at—
CategorySocial media
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
Irina Nippolainen, a politician from Karelia, faces charges for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces through posts on VKontakte. She left Russia after the case was initiated and is currently not in the country.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Case based on VKontakte posts
- 02Accused of spreading false information
- 03Left Russia after case initiated
- 04Politician from Karelia
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Disseminating knowingly false information about the Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityFinnish
Region of originKarelia/Finland
ReligionChristian
The name Nippolainen is distinctly Finnish, and the arrest location in Karelia supports this profile.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Irina Nippolainen (PPW case cmgn4t5t). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4t5tu000flisxldfj624f. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/irina-nippolainen).
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