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Sokolovsky Aleksandr Aleksandrovich

Date of birth: July 24, 1987 (38 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: блогинг
Article of the Criminal Code:  282 ч. 2 para. «а»
Form of repression:  forced labor
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  May 14, 2024
Sentence:  4 года принудительных работ
Date of sentencing:  April 10, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Sokolovsky Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, born July 24, 1987, is a citizen of the Russian Federation and a resident of Zelenograd (Zelenograd Administrative Okrug, Moscow). He is a blogger. On April 10, 2025, he was sentenced under paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Actions aimed at inciting hatred or enmity, as well as at humiliating the dignity of a group of persons, committed via the Internet with the threat of violence") to 4 years of forced labor. He was deprived of liberty from May 13 or 14, 2024, to April 10, 2025. He was again deprived of liberty on April 26, 2025.