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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex51 · male
OccupationEntrepreneurs
Arrested in—
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,225documented cases
375 urgent · 71 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
124
Unknown
2
Cultural
1
Ethnic
33
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Evgeny Chichvarkin, a businessman living in exile, is facing charges of spreading fakes about the Russian Armed Forces and evading foreign agent duties. He has been declared wanted by the Russian Interior Ministry, with the details of the criminal case remaining unknown.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Businessman living in exile
- 02Charged with spreading fakes and evading foreign agent duties
- 03Declared wanted by the Russian Interior Ministry
- 04Previously fined for violating foreign agent legislation
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Fakes about the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Evasion of the duties of a foreign agent
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 207.3Art. 330.1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure and common surname suggest a typical Russian background.
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05Sources
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Evgeny Chichvarkin (TD case cmgoiuth, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmgoiuth6003llizyme2llf5h. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/evgeny-chichvarkin).
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