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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex71 · male
OccupationJournalist, Politician
Arrested inPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Russia · context
1,225documented cases
375 urgent · 71 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
124
Unknown
2
Cultural
1
Ethnic
33
Case Summary
Vladimir Efimov, a journalist and head of the Primorye branch of the Yabloko political party, was sentenced to two years in a settlement-type colony for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and repeated propaganda of Nazi symbols. He was initially detained in May 2022 and faced multiple cases related to discrediting the Armed Forces and propaganda of Nazi symbols.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Journalist and politician
- 02Multiple cases for discrediting the Armed Forces
- 03Sentenced to 2 years in a settlement-type colony
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Propaganda of Nazi symbols
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Vladimir Efimov is a common Russian name, and the location is within the Russian Federation.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
August 23, 2024
Sentence served
1y 10mo / 2 years
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06Sources
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Vladimir Efimov (TD case cmgoimug, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmgoimugs000alizyhrnmn3c7. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/vladimir-efimov).
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