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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex37 · female
OccupationPolitician
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Lyubov Sobol, a politician, is facing a case for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces, specifically a post about Russian soldiers' crimes in Bucha. She has a history of persecution, including detentions, fines, and a replaced suspended sentence.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Post about Russian soldiers' crimes in Bucha
- 02Former lawyer of the Anti-Corruption Foundation
- 03Multiple past detentions and fines
- 04Declared wanted and arrested in absentia in May 2022
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01spreading deliberately false information
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Lyubov Sobol is typical of Russian naming conventions.
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05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Lyubov Sobol (PPW case cmi88777, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88777i004lli0t50ixcb2f. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/lyubov-sobol).
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