Andrei Khristoforov
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2022-01-11
- Region
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
- City
- Arkhangelsk
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted on political groundsby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 4 August 2023
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Case summary
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Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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