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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex62 · male
OccupationWorkers
Arrested inLipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Alexander Grigoriev, a member of the Yabloko party, is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces and insulting authorities. He has left Russia after an arrest warrant was issued.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Member of the Yabloko party
- 02Accused of spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces
- 03Arrested in absentia and an arrest warrant was issued for him
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Dissemination of “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Insulting a representative of the authorities
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 319Art. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Alexander Grigoriev is a classic Russian name structure, and the location is within the Russian Federation.
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05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Alexander Grigoriev (PPW case cmi88b0j, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88b0ja0062li0tcm7zipae. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/alexander-grigoriev).
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