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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex26 · female
OccupationArtists
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Polina B. is suspected in three cases of false reporting of a terrorist attack related to the Moscow District Court. She was detained multiple times and released under an NDA before leaving Russia.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Suspect in three cases of false bomb threats
- 02Detained multiple times
- 03Released under an NDA
- 04Left Russia
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01false bomb threat of the Moscow District Court
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Polina is a common Russian feminine name, and the location is a major Russian city.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 24, 2022
05Related
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06Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Polina B. (PPW case cmi883e8, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi883e8c0038li0tr36npmjy. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/polina-b).
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