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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex38 · male
OccupationBlogger
Arrested inRostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Sergei Kaplienko, a blogger from Rostov-on-Don, is under house arrest. He is charged with spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces through a video and other messages online.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Under house arrest
- 02Blogger from Rostov-on-Don
- 03Accused of spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading deliberately false information about the Russian 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 Sergei is a common Slavic male name, and Kaplienko is a typical Russian surname.
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: Sergei Kaplienko (PPW case cmi880ck). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi880ck1001zli0tsowpd16u. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergei-kaplienko).
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