Mark Feigin
Mark Feigin, born 1971, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Mark Feigin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (July 16, 2024): 11 years' imprisonment in absentia. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Politicians · Anti-war cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
11 years
imprisonment in absentia
Upheld November 7, 2024
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
The case was based on two broadcasts and interviews with Israeli and Ukrainian channels. In particular, Feygin spoke about the events in Bucha and Uman.
Latest event
November 7, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 11 years
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
Mark Feigin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Mark Feigin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 01-0372/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Mark Feygin, a former State Duma deputy and former lawyer, previously defended Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in the Pussy Riot “punk prayer” case, as well as Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was accused of killing Russian journalists. He is the host of the YouTube channel Feigin LIVE, which focuses on the war in Ukraine. Feygin is also one of the leaders of the “Congress of People’s Deputies”, a Polish-founded gathering of former Russian lawmakers that has been designated an “undesirable organisation”. In April 2022, he was added to the register of “foreign agents”.
In October 2023, it emerged that Feygin had been declared wanted in a case concerning alleged “fakes” about the Russian army. In January 2024, it was reported that he had been arrested in absentia. On 16 July 2024, he was sentenced in absentia to 11 years in prison.
In November 2025, Feygin was again arrested in absentia, this time in connection with a case of illegal border crossing for entering the territory of Suja when it was under the control of the Ukrainian army.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.