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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inSverdlovsk Oblast
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
Sergey Gavrikov, a resident of the Sverdlovsk region, was sentenced to nine months of corrective labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The charge stemmed from an anti-military comment on VKontakte.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced to 9 months of corrective labor.
- 02Charged with anti-military comment on VKontakte.
- 03Fined for discrediting the army four days before the criminal trial judgment.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of \"fakes\" about the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Sergey Gavrikov is a common Russian name with a typical Slavic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergey Gavrikov (PPW case cmgoisn2). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoisn27002nlizy60p4s67t. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergey-gavrikov).
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