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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationBlogger
Arrested inTynda, Amur Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence1 year
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Jamil Nurakov from Tynda, Amur Oblast, was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. His case stemmed from comments he made on social media criticizing the actions of the Russian Armed Forces.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony
- 02Case based on social media comments
- 03Previously prosecuted under administrative article on discrediting the army
- 04Allegedly acted as an FSB informant in a Jehovah's Witnesses case
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityCentral Asian
Region of originCentral Asia
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The name structure (Jamil + Nurakov) is typical of Turkic/Central Asian naming conventions, and the location is in the Russian Far East.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Jamil Nurakov (PPW case cmgoin4c). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoin4c4000clizyzea0dfxr. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/jamil-nurakov).
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