Nikolai Farafonov
Nikolai Farafonov, born 1988, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 128.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public defamation); “Nikolai Farafonov's case of libel”. Sentence (October 1, 2024): 15 days' arrest; previously convicted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 20, 2023; place of detention: Penal colony No. 7, Karelia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 15, 2024.
In brief
Komi Republic · Syktyvkar · Bloggers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
15 days' arrest
Upheld December 23, 2024
Other verdicts
- March 27, 2024 — 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Charges
- Article 128.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public defamation
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Latest event
December 23, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 15, 2024
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Nikolai Farafonov's case on public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Nikolai Farafonov's case on public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-11/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Nikolai Farafonov's case of libel
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 7, Karelia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
186420, ул. Лейгубская, Карелия, г. Сегежа, ФКУ «ИК № 7 УФСИН России по Республике Карелия», Фарафонов Николай Николаевич, 1988 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A Resident of the town of Vuktyl (Komi Republic). He ran an anti-war blog. In October 2022, he was fined 30,000 rubles under the article on discrediting the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) for a comment on a post about Rosgvardia officers' visit to a children's hospital. Farafonov questioned whether the officers there had spoken about children dying in Ukraine, to whom "the Russian world was brought on bayonets." "Sever. Realii" reported that he was initially unable to gather the money for the fine, and due to the delayed payment, he was fined an additional 30,000 roubles. On 20 September 2023, Farafonov was detained and the following day taken into custody in connection with a case of public justification of terrorism. On 15 January 2023, his pre-trial detention was extended by 6 months. On 27 March 2024, Farafonov was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony. A separate libel case was also brought against Farafonov, the details remain unknown. According to the verdict, an additional 15 days of imprisonment were added to his previous sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- pre-trial detention
- Persecution episodes
- 2
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