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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex39 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inPenza, Penza Oblast
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Valentin Snegirev, a journalist from Penza, is facing a libel case for a publication analyzing payments to war participants in Ukraine. The lawsuit was filed by the local governor, and Snegirev was previously targeted in another slander case in 2021.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Publication analyzed payments to war participants in Ukraine
- 02Lawsuit filed by local governor
- 03Previously targeted in a slander case
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01libel
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 128.1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Valentin Snegirev is typical of Russian Orthodox Christian naming conventions.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Valentin Snegirev (PPW case cmi8871e). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8871eg004gli0tgxarujvg. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/valentin-snegirev).
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