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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex46 · male
OccupationJournalists
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Rostislav Murzagulov was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces and evading the duties of a foreign agent. He was also fined and banned from administering websites.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced in absentia.
- 02Former deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Bashkortostan.
- 03Host of the YouTube channel Otkrytye media.
- 04Added to Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Disseminating knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Evading the duties of a “foreign agent”
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 207.3Art. 330.1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian/Central Asian mix
Region of originVolga-Ural/Central Asia
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The patronymic 'Murzagulov' is characteristic of Turkic/Central Asian names, while 'Rostislav' is a Slavic given name.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Rostislav Murzagulov (PPW case cmgoinu2). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoinu2e000olizy5nuua4o6. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/rostislav-murzagulov).
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