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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationFormer security officials
Arrested inAstrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Yuri Strubalin, a retired Ministry of Internal Affairs employee, was convicted of vandalism for writing anti-war slogans on buildings in Astrakhan. He was sentenced to three years of restricted liberty.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Wrote 'No to war!' on buildings.
- 02Retired Ministry of Internal Affairs employee.
- 03Sentenced to three years of restricted liberty.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Vandalism
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Yuri Strubalin is a common Russian name, and the arrest location in Astrakhan is consistent with the Russian demographic profile.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yuri Strubalin (PPW case cmgoiof7). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoiof7t000xlizy4hal3eu0. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/yuri-strubalin).
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