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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex23 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Nikita Chirkov was charged with vandalism for applying an anti-war inscription on a monument in St. Petersburg. He was sentenced to one year of restrictions on freedom.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Made anti-war inscription on a monument
- 02Charged with vandalism
- 03Sentenced to one year of restrictions on freedom
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Vandalism
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Nikita and the surname Chirkov are common and typical of ethnic Russian populations.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Nikita Chirkov (PPW case cmi881sx). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi881sx2002jli0tyt1y6bx3. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/nikita-chirkov).
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