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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex34 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inKovrov, Vladimir Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Ivan Kavinov was sentenced to 3 years in a general regime colony for publishing deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces on a Telegram channel. The severity of the punishment is likely due to a prior criminal conviction in 2012.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced to 3 years for publishing false information on Telegram
- 02Information was about the Russian Armed Forces
- 03Published at least seven posts
- 04Previous criminal conviction in 2012
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Fakes 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 usedTelegram
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Ivan is a common Slavic name, and Kavinov is a typical Russian surname structure.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 1, 2022
Sentence served
3y 8mo / 3 years
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: Ivan Kavinov (PPW case cmi88hti). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88htig008ili0tsue4vl0f. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ivan-kavinov).
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