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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex63 · female
OccupationTeacher
Arrested inSterlitamak, Bashkortostan
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
Raisa Boldova, a Russian language tutor and eco-activist, received a suspended sentence of one year of correctional labor for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces on social media. The case related to photos and videos concerning the airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Russian language tutor and eco-activist
- 02Suspended sentence for one year
- 03Posted about Mariupol airstrike
- 04Ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Disseminating fake news about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name structure (Raisa Boldova) and the location (Bashkortostan) suggest a Russian-speaking background, though the name itself is not exclusively Slavic.
04Sources
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: Raisa Boldova (PPW case cmi881wg). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi881wg0002nli0t6zjda9nt. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/raisa-boldova).
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