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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex19 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inUlan-Ude, Buryatia
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
An unnamed male was charged with vandalism for allegedly setting fire to a banner with the letter V attached to a Lenin monument. He was a minor at the time and reportedly confessed.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Minor at the time of charges
- 02Arson of a banner with the letter V
- 03Attached to a Lenin monument
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Vandalism
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
60%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name is unknown, but the arrest location in Buryatia suggests a general Russian/Siberian demographic.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Unknown male 16 (PPW case cmi889g8). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi889g8i005gli0t7o0xfw6n. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/unknown-male-16).
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