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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex51 · male
OccupationIT specialist
Arrested inYekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
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
Mikhail Klimarev, head of the Society for the Defence of the Internet, is being prosecuted for calls for extremist activity due to a comment urging Ukrainian servicemen not to take Rosgvardia officers prisoner. He was also designated a "foreign agent".
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Head of Society for the Defence of the Internet
- 02Accused of extremism for online comment
- 03Designated a "foreign agent"
- 04Also being investigated under the terrorist article
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Incitement to hatred or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Mikhail is a common Slavic Christian name, and Klimarev is a typical Russian surname.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mikhail Klimarev (PPW case cmi88d5v). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88d5v3006vli0toronph64. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/mikhail-klimarev).
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