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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex24 · male
OccupationWelding production specialist, assistant to a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Tver region, volunteer, election observer
Arrested inTver
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
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
Yan Ksenzhepolsky, a resident of Tver, is being charged under several articles of the Russian Criminal Code and has been detained since June 6, 2023. He worked as a welding specialist and was an assistant to a regional deputy.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Multiple charges including dissemination of false information
- 02Arrested in June 2023
- 03Worked as welding specialist and assistant to a deputy
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Ксенжепольский Ян Александрович родился 17 февраля 2000 года, житель Твери, специалист сварочного производства в Национальном агентстве контроля сварки, помощник депутата заксобрания Тверской области, волонтёр, наблюдатель на выборах. Обвиняется по пп. «б», «д» ч. 2 ст. 207.3, ч.3 ст. 280.4, ч. 1 ст. 282.1, ч.4 ст. 354.1 УК РФ. Лишён свободы с 6 июня 2023 года.
02Charges
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. 207.3.2(b,d)Art. 280.4.3Art. 282.1.1Art. 354.1.4
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The patronymic and common Russian surname structure strongly suggest a Slavic Russian background.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 6, 2023
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yan Aleksandrovich Ksenzhepolsky (PPW case cmi8bdmz). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8bdmz2002xlipfyjft7ax6. Original data from Political Prisoners Support. Memorial (https://memopzk.org/figurant/ksenzhepolskij-yan-aleksandrovich/).
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