October 20, 2026, 6:33 PMRSSRU

Mark Galperin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Mark Galperin, born 1968, Moscow. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Mark Galperin's case on calls to extremism”, opened on January 1, 2016. Sentence (March 6, 2018): The court also imposed a probationary period of three years with disqualification from being an organiser or participant… Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 28, 2018; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, February 13, 2018.

In brief

Moscow · Moscow · Politicians · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

2 years

The court also imposed a probationary period of three years with disqualification from being an organiser or participant in public associations.

Verdict March 6, 2018

Upheld February 9, 2020

Charges

Full wording of the charges

During the action on Red Square, he gave an interview, the video of which was posted on the Internet

Latest event

April 1, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Imprisonment ends

  4. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  5. · Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility

    Balashikha TDF of the Municipal Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (Balashikha)

  6. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years

Criminal case

The Mark Halperin case

Case number
01-0003/2018(1036)

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Mark Galperin's case on calls to extremism

Case number
01-0003/2018

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 20 January 2015, while serving an administrative arrest at the Special Detention Centre No. 2 for participation in solitary pickets on 10 January, Galperin was taken to the Investigation Department of the Central Administrative District of Moscow. Before being allowed inside, he was kept in the car in his slippers for six hours, as a result of which he got a fever. He was charged under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code. He was given a recognisance not to leave the country. On 21 March Galperin was detained as a result of a provocation during a solitary picket, and the court ruled to add the materials of the administrative case to his criminal case. Later, the case was terminated, as the last detention was indicated in the case file as an offence preceding the one that became the reason for the initiation of the case.

In 2016, a case was opened on calls to extremism using the Internet (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code). The reason was a video of Galperin's interview. On 7 February 2017, the activist was detained and searched. On 15 June, he was charged, and on 27 June, he was placed under house arrest. On 7 March 2018, he was given a two-year suspended sentence. Galperin was also given a probation period of three years with a ban on being a participant or organiser of public associations.

On 10 October 2019, Galperin's probation was extended for one month and he was ordered not to attend mass events. This was preceded by repeated detentions and long-term arrests under administrative articles in connection with the actions in the summer of 2019.

On 4 December, the court replaced Galperin's suspended sentence with a real one, the same day Galperin was taken into custody. He was released on 25 March 2021.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Persecution episodes
2
Sources (4)

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