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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Russia · context
1,225documented cases
375 urgent · 71 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
124
Unknown
2
Cultural
1
Ethnic
33
Case Summary
Aleksey Vedeneev was imprisoned for eight years for making anti-war inscriptions on a wall in Moscow. The inscriptions allegedly discredited the Russian Armed Forces and the President.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Imprisoned for 8 years
- 02Made anti-war inscriptions on a wall
- 03Inscriptions allegedly discredited the Russian Armed Forces and President
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Anti-war inscriptions on the wall
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Aleksey and the patronymic Vedeneev are typical of Russian naming conventions.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 6, 2022
Sentence served
4y 3mo / 8 years
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06Sources
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Aleksey Vedeneev (TD case cmi8837a, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmi8837a60033li0tq4nk57nc. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/aleksey-vedeneev).
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