Artem Bystrov
- Criminal Code
- Article 115 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 116 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 213 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Region
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- City
- Nizhny Novgorod
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted on political groundsby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 26 December 2013
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Case summary
An anti-fascist and civil activist from Nizhny Novgorod. He was detained on April 26, 2011. In the investigator's office Bystrov was offered to give a confession in order to remain free on his own recognisance, otherwise the investigators promised to get him remanded in custody. He was placed under house arrest. Together with other associates he was accused of hooliganism and creation of an extremist community (fictitious organisation "R.A.S.H.-Antifa"). Bystrov was on the wanted list. On January 21, 2026, he was removed from the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring.
Others charged under Article 115 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code
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Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
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