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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex46 · male
OccupationArtist
Arrested inYekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Egor Lediakin, a street artist, was detained for putting up anti-war stickers and graffiti insulting Putin. He was subjected to psychiatric evaluations and ultimately sentenced to six months of restricted freedom.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Performed under the pseudonym Leonid Cherny
- 02Detained for anti-war stickers and graffiti
- 03Subjected to psychiatric examinations
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Hooliganism
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 Egor Lediakin is a common Russian name structure, and the arrest location in Sverdlovsk Oblast is typical for ethnic Russians.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 18, 2022
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06Sources
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Egor Lediakin (TD case cmi889ey, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 17, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmi889eyf005fli0tsdqqvrr7. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/egor-lediakin).
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