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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex40 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inDzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Pavel Bashkurov is being prosecuted for allegedly disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The sentence in his case is currently unknown.
Key Facts
02 entries- 01Charged under Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code.
- 02Status is 'at large.'
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 Pavel Bashkurov is a common Russian name with a typical Russian patronymic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Pavel Bashkurov (PPW case cmgn4sei). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4seix0001lisx4es51us4. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/pavel-bashkurov).
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