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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inPolyarny, Murmansk Oblast
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Nikolai Peknich, a resident of Polyarny in the Murmansk region, is on trial for disseminating false information about the Armed Forces. The case went to court in October 2025.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Resident of Polyarny
- 02Accused of disseminating false information
- 03Case went to court in October 2025
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Disseminating deliberately false information about the Armed Forces
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 Nikolai is a common Slavic Christian name, and the location is within Russian Federation territory.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Nikolai Peknich (PPW case cmi880mj). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi880mjt0027li0to39e6fgz. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/nikolai-peknich-).
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