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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMakhachkala, Dagestan
Held at—
CategorySocial media
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
Gasan Gadzhiev, a resident of Dagestan who left Russia, was charged and sentenced in absentia for spreading false information about the Armed Forces on social media while outside the country. He was also added to the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Left Russia
- 02Sentenced in absentia
- 03Added to list of extremists and terrorists
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityDagestani
Region of originNorth Caucasus
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The name Gasan Gadzhiev, combined with the arrest location in Dagestan, strongly suggests a North Caucasian Muslim background.
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Gasan Gadzhiev (TD case cmi87z3v, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 17, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmi87z3v3001mli0txzj7f67l. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/gasan-gadzhiev).
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