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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexfemale
Occupation—
Arrested inZnamensk, Astrakhan Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Natalia Belyavskaya, a resident of Znamensk, was sentenced to eight months of corrective labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case was initiated due to publications about civilian deaths in Ukraine.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced to 8 months of corrective labor.
- 02Charged with spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
- 03Publications related to civilian deaths in Ukraine.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Natalia and the surname Belyavskaya are typical of Russian Slavic naming conventions.
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Natalia Belyavskaya (PPW case cmgn4sl0). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4sl0q0008lisx1q2andwv. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/natalia-belyavskaya).
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