Sergey Abramov
Sergey Abramov, born 1957, Yaroslavl Oblast. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Sergei Abramov's case on financing extremist activities”. Sentence (July 11, 2025): A fine of 450,000 rubles, reduced to 150,000 rubles due to being under house arrest. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 17, 2024.
In brief
Yaroslavl Oblast · Pereslavl-Zalessky · Scientists · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
A fine of 450,000 rubles, reduced to 150,000 rubles due to being under house arrest.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was seven donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation of 1,000 rubles each, made via PayPal. The investigation believes that the scientist "supported the activities of an extremist organisation" and financed it, "adhering to extremist views and positions, feeling dissatisfied with the current Russian authorities and the policies pursued". Abramov claims that the transfers were made without his knowledge.
Latest event
January 1, 2026 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, December 17, 2024
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
Sergei Abramov's case on financing extremist activities
Criminal case
Sergei Abramov's case on financing extremist activities
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Yekaterinburg, former associate professor at the Ural State Mining University. In the past, he was the head of the Human Resources Management Department and later worked at the college attached to the university. On 30 October 2024, he was detained in a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces because of statements made at a lecture. According to the prosecution's version, in March 2024, Abramov called Russia's actions in Ukraine an occupation at a history lecture in the presence of at least ten people. The case was initiated after the students' statement. On 2 November, the court elected Abramov a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions. On 28 May 2025, he was sentenced to 10 months of correctional labour.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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