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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex37 · male
OccupationTeacher
Arrested inKansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusReleased
Sentence2 years
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Vitaly Barinov, a teacher, was arrested for shooting a military service advertisement and threatening a neighbor. He reported being tortured after his arrest and was initially going to be charged with arson, but the charge was dropped.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Shot a banner advertising military service
- 02Tortured after detention
- 03Accused of political convictions against military actions in Ukraine
- 04Initially accused of arson
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01shooting of a banner advertising military service
- 02threatening to kill a neighbor
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 213Art. 119
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Vitaly Barinov is a common Russian name structure, and the arrest location is within Russian territory.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 16, 2022
Sentence served
3y 8mo / 2 years
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: Vitaly Barinov (PPW case cmi88eh4). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88eh470078li0thoo4ie01. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/vitaly-barinov).
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