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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexunknown
Occupation—
Arrested inAstrakhan
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
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
V. A. N. was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of forced labor for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The appeal was upheld.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
В. А. Н., житель Астрахани. 16 июня 2025 года приговорён к 1 году 6 месяцам принудительных работ по ч. 1 ст. 207.3 УК РФ («Публичное распространение под видом достоверных сообщений заведомо ложной информации, содержащей данные об использовании Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации в целях защиты интересов Российской Федерации и ее граждан»). 14 августа 2025 года суд апелляционной инстанции утвердил приговор.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Public dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The initials V. A. N. are common in Russian naming conventions, and the location Astrakhan is historically associated with Russian settlement.
04Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: V. A. N. (PPW case cmgn9w9t). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn9w9tq002nliftfb5p7xyv. Original data from Political Prisoners Support. Memorial (https://memopzk.org/figurant/v-a-n/).
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