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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex30 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategoryProtest
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 Yazikov, along with others, was charged with vandalism for painting anti-war graffiti on a building in Moscow. The graffiti included inscriptions and images that the authorities considered offensive to public morality.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Charged with vandalism for painting anti-war graffiti.
- 02Graffiti included inscriptions and images considered offensive.
- 03Participated with Daria Fadeeva and Artur Sarkisov.
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 Sergey is a common Slavic male name, and Yazikov is a typical Russian surname.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 9, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergey Yazikov (PPW case cmi886h1). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi886h1z004cli0tzf2vgy3y. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergey-yazikov).
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