Pavel Ivanov
Pavel Ivanov, born 1963, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement or participation in the activities of an extremist organization through an official…); “The Individuum’s case”. Sentenced on June 25, 2026. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, September 1, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
4 years
Suspended prison sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement or participation in the activities of an extremist organization through an official position
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the sale of 900 copies of books containing "extremist LGBT ideology" between 30 November 2023 and 21 September 2024. The materials of the criminal case include the books "A Summer in the Red Scarf" and "What the Swallow is Silent About" by Elena Malisova and Katerina Silvanova, "Windows to the Yard" and "A Notebook in a Cell" by Mikita Franko, "Darius the Great Deserves More" by Adib Khorram, "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Saenz, "The King's Men" by Nora Sakavich, "Leah on the Offbeat" and "Love, Creekwood" by Becky Albertalli, and the first two volumes of the series "Heartstopper" by Alice Osman.
Latest event
June 25, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 4 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, September 1, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The Individuum’s case
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
The Individuum’s case
Other defendants in the case
- Artem Vakhlyaev — At large
- Dmitry Protopopov — At large
Details and sources
Full summary
Former sales director of the liquidated Individuum Print Ltd, a company associated with the Individuum publishing house. On 14 May 2025, he was detained as part of a case on the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with the distribution of books that contain LGBTQ+ propaganda, including A Summer in the Red Scarf. The next day Ivanov was placed under house arrest.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- ban on certain activities
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.