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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex38 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inKasimov, Ryazan Oblast
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Sergei Erzhenkov, a journalist, was convicted of vandalism for filming an anti-Putin inscription on a Lenin monument. He was sentenced to restriction of freedom and claims he was beaten during detention.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Filmed the inscription on the monument to Lenin.
- 02Claims the inscription was intended to draw attention to the condition of cultural heritage objects.
- 03Claims he was beaten during the detention.
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 Sergei is a common Slavic name, and Erzhenkov is a typical Russian surname.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergei Erzhenkov (PPW case cmi88gdh). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88gdhu0080li0tuifm2f8s. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/erzhenkov-sergei-borisovich).
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