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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex21 · male
OccupationHuman rights defender
Arrested inKazan, Tatarstan
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusReleased
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Timur Tukhvatullin was detained in Kazan after searches related to a message in a Telegram channel calling for violence against police at an anti-war rally. The prosecution against him was later terminated due to lack of evidence of his involvement.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Detained after searches
- 02Case related to Telegram message calling for violence
- 03Prosecution terminated due to lack of evidence
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Engagement in mass riots
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 212
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityTatar
Region of originVolga-Ural
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The surname Tukhvatullin is characteristic of the Tatar ethnic group, and the arrest location in Tatarstan supports this inference.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 17, 2022
05Sources
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: Timur Tukhvatullin (PPW case cmi88cdb). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88cdb8006ili0tou5buj85. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/timur-tukhvatullin).
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