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Neustroev Vasily Petrovich

Date of birth: August 2, 1995 (30 years old)
Occupation: активизм; студенчество
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  10 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  April 8, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast

Neustroev Vasily Petrovich, born August 2, 1995, resident of St. Petersburg, student at Herzen University, Latin teacher, member of the Yabloko party.

Accused of committing crimes under subparagraphs "b", "d" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 ("Public dissemination under the guise of reliable messages of knowingly false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens for reasons of political hatred"), Part 3 of Article 280.4 ("Public calls for activities directed against state security committed by an organized group", liable to up to 7 years in prison), Part 1.1 of Article 212 ("Repeated violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, march or picket"), Part 2 of Article 239 ("Management of a non-profit organisation that encourages citizens to refuse to fulfill their civic duties or to commit other illegal acts"), Part 3 of Article 280.4 ("Public calls for the implementation of activities directed against state security, committed by an organized group", liable to up to 7 years in prison), Part 1 of Article 282.1 ("Creation of an extremist organisation"), Part 4 of Article 354.1 ("Rehabilitation of Nazism in the form of public insult to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland using the Internet") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Deprived of liberty since June 6, 2023.

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