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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inSevastopol, Occupied territory of Sevastopol
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
An unidentified man in Sevastopol was convicted and given a non-custodial sentence for desecrating the Russian flag and committing vandalism. The act was allegedly motivated by political hatred in protest against the war in Ukraine.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Desecrated Russian flag in Sevastopol.
- 02Convicted of vandalism.
- 03Act motivated by protest against the war.
- 04Received a non-custodial sentence.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Desecration of the Russian flag
- 02Vandalism
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 214Art. 329
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
60%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originBlack Sea/Crimea
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The combination of a Russian name structure and the arrest location in Sevastopol suggests a local Slavic population, likely Orthodox Christian.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Unknown male (PPW case cmi888rn). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi888rn30058li0tek0vd6lf. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/unknown-male-22).
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