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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex32 · male
OccupationConstruction worker
Arrested inAleksin, Tula Oblast
Held atFederal Governmental Institution "Penal colony no. 6 of the Russian Penitentiary Directorate of Tula region"
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Daniil Stepanov, a construction worker, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for putting anti-war inscriptions on administrative buildings, setting fire to patriotic banners, and allegedly corresponding with members of the "Freedom of Russia" legion. Flags of Ukraine and the "Freedom of Russia" legion were reportedly found at his home.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Drew anti-war inscriptions on buildings
- 02Set fire to patriotic banners
- 03Allegedly corresponded with "Freedom of Russia" legion members
- 04Sentenced to four and a half years in prison
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Vandalism
- 02Confidential cooperation with a foreign organisation
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 214Art. 275.1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Daniil and the patronymic Stepanov are common Russian names indicating a Slavic background.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 2, 2022
Sentence served
3y 7mo / 4 years
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06Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Daniil Stepanov (PPW case cmi887xf, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi887xf8004uli0t5ia5b4az. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/daniil-stepanov).
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