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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inAlushta, Occupied Crimea
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusReleased
Sentence1 year
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
A resident of occupied Crimea who was sentenced to a year in a general regime colony for shouting pro-Ukrainian slogans. His sentence was commuted from a fine to imprisonment by an appeal court.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Shouted 'Glory to Ukraine' in a public place
- 02Sentence commuted from a fine to one year in a colony in October 2024
- 03Presumed released from the colony in October 2025
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3 Part 1
Documented Legal Violations (1)
- Freedom of expression
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Denis Ezhov is typical of Russian naming conventions, and the location in Crimea suggests a Russian-speaking population.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Denis Ezhov (PPW case cmgn4tur, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4turp000qlisxhcwuv8j3. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/denis-ezhov).
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