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Journalist

Vladimir Efimov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Vladimir Efimov, Tyumen Oblast. Charges: Article 282 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity by a person abusing their authority); “Vechernyaya Tyumen case”. Status: at large.

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Tyumen Oblast · Tyumen · Journalists · Extremism cases

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Charges

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two articles in the issues of the newspaper Vechernyaya Tyumen of 23 April and 30 June 2008 contained signs of incitement to hatred against police officers

Latest event

January 1, 2012 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

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  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Persecution begins

    Vechernyaya Tyumen case

Criminal case

Vechernyaya Tyumen case

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On 28 April 2010, a case of incitement to social hatred committed with the use of mass media and official position was brought against Efimov in connection with the publication of two articles by Rustam Fakhretdinov in a newspaper; on 30 May 2011, the case was closed; on 18 January 2012, he was charged again; on 4 February, he received notification that the case was again terminated

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