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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex48 · female
OccupationLawyer
Arrested inArkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,225documented cases
375 urgent · 71 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
124
Unknown
2
Cultural
1
Ethnic
33
Case Summary
Elena Kalinina, a lawyer, was fined for discrediting the Russian army on social media. The charges stemmed from posts questioning the killings and sharing a video of a woman whose son was killed by Russian fire.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Fined for discrediting the Russian army on VKontakte.
- 02Posts included questioning the killing of people.
- 03Shared a video of a woman whose son was killed.
- 04Participated in protests against landfill construction in the past.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Repeated discrediting of the RF Supreme Court
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Elena and the surname Kalinina are common and typical of ethnic Russian populations.
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Elena Kalinina (TD case cmi88fk1, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmi88fk1t007nli0t7wrruuom. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/elena-kalinina).
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