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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex61 · female
OccupationRetired
Arrested inUlan-Ude, Buryatia
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusReleased
Sentence2 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Natalia Filonova was convicted of violence against police officers during an anti-mobilization protest and sentenced to imprisonment. She was released in March 2025.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Accused of striking and jabbing police officers during a court evacuation.
- 02Previously persecuted for organizing a citizens' gathering.
- 03Reported torture.
- 04Denied access to the colony library for reading dissident poetry.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Violence against police officers
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 318Art. 318
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Natalia Filonova is a common Russian name with a Slavic patronymic structure, and the location is within the Russian Federation.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 21, 2022
Sentence served
3y 8mo / 2 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: Natalia Filonova (PPW case cmi88g4b). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88g4bf007sli0tg1w5l9a8. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/nataliia-filonova).
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