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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex54 · male
OccupationEntrepreneur
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
Suren Atanasian was detained at an anti-mobilization protest and charged with violence against a police officer. He was sentenced to one year of forced labor.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Detained at anti-mobilization protest
- 02Accused of hitting a police officer
- 03Sentenced to one year of forced labor
- 04Presumably served sentence by June 2023
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01use of violence against a representative of the authorities
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 318
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicityArmenian
Region of originSouth Caucasus
ReligionChristian
The surname Atanasian is a common Armenian patronymic, and the first name Suren is also typical of Armenian names.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Suren Atanasian (PPW case cmi88en6). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88en61007dli0txaw0hc9t. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/suren-atanasian).
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