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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex44 · male
OccupationHuman rights defender
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryActivism
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
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Cultural
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Ethnic
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Case Summary
Anton Grachev, a human rights defender and former Navalny headquarters volunteer, is accused of making a false bomb threat to the Moscovsky District Court in Saint Petersburg. He was detained, then released on the obligation to appear, and the case is part of a series against anti-war activists.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Accused of false bomb threat to court
- 02Detained and released on obligation to appear
- 03Former Navalny headquarters volunteer
- 04Case part of series against anti-war activists
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False bomb threat of the Moscow District Court
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Anton Grachev is a common Slavic Russian name, and the location is a major Russian city.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 24, 2022
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06Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Anton Grachev (PPW case cmi88hr5, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88hr5j008gli0tgx53dbkn. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/anton-grachev).
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