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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex59 · male
OccupationScientist
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence10 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
Sergei Medvedev, a political scientist, was sentenced in absentia to 10 years' imprisonment for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The charges relate to statements made on Radio Liberty's YouTube channel regarding the destruction of Mariupol and the downing of Malaysian Boeing.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced in absentia.
- 02Statements made on Radio Liberty's YouTube channel.
- 03Previously fined under the administrative article on discrediting the army.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 207.3Art. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Sergei is a common Slavic name, and Medvedev is a typical Russian surname.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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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 Medvedev (PPW case cmgoir88). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoir8850021lizyokbtk77d. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergei-medvedev).
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