Pavel Ivaniuk
Pavel Ivaniuk, Tula Oblast. Charges: Article 242 part 3 item b, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal production and circulation of pornography through the Internet); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of a Tula resident on involvement with the LGBT community”. Sentence (December 22, 2025): 2 year 6 months' suspended imprisonment. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Tula Oblast · Tula · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
2 year 6 months' suspended imprisonment
First instance, September 26, 2025: 2 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 242 part 3 item b, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal production and circulation of pornography through the Internet.
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Myslo reported that, according to the prosecution, between January and November 2023 Ivaniuk created an LGBT-themed public page on a social network and urged residents of Tula to join it and take an active part. In addition, on his personal social media pages he distributed pornographic videos and similar photographs.
Latest event
December 22, 2025 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 2 years 6 months.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of a Tula resident on involvement with the LGBT community
Criminal case
The case of a Tula resident on involvement with the LGBT community
- Case number
- 1-116/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Tula. In 2015, he was convicted under the article on robbery for assaulting his own grandmother. He was released in 2022. (We do not consider this prosecution to be politically motivated).
On 22 January 2025, it became known that a case was opened against him for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation, namely the "International LGBT Movement", as well as the distribution of pornography. It was reported that he urged representatives of the LGBT community to fight for their rights. Later, the outlet Myslo reported that the reason for the extremist charge was an LGBT-themed public page that Ivaniuk had created in 2023.
On 26 September 2025, the court sentenced him to two and a half years of suspended imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 242 part 3 item b, Russian Criminal Code
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