Evgeny Karakashev

On 1 February 2018, unknown persons, who turned out to be investigators in plain clothes, broke into Yevgeny Karakashev's house. They put Karakashev face down and handcuffed him, only removing the restraints in the detention centre, where he was taken after the search. During the detention he was injured - he was left with abrasions and bruises.

The investigator later claimed not to remember the exact duration Karakashev spent in handcuffs, whether it was 5 minutes or 3 hours, but to remember perfectly well how the activist allegedly voluntarily agreed to go to the detention centre. Only in the evening of the same day Karakashev was allowed to contact a friend, whom he asked to find a lawyer. The next day the court placed Karakashev under arrest.

Karakashev was charged with incitement to hatred and calls for terrorism. Karakashev's alleged offence is that he posted two videos on his VKontakte page, including "The Last Interview of Primorsky Partisans", which is included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials, and also published some text in a chat room with 35 people, which contains signs of "propaganda of violent ideology" and "calls to carry out terrorist activities".

As one of the grounds for extending the arrest the court cited Karakashev's possession of a Ukrainian passport, which the investigator initially confiscated from him and then handed over to the activist's relatives.

In January 2019, it became known that Karakashev was acquitted of the charge of incitement to hatred and hostility. On 19 April, the court sentenced him to six years in prison.

In the colony, Karakashev was twice sent to a punishment cell for 15 days. In addition, he spent a significant part of his sentence in stricter detention conditions - in a single cell-type room measuring 3×4 metres for three people. In May 2022, the court decided to change his detention regime to a prison regime.

In January 2024, it became known that Karakashev was assigned eight years of administrative supervision after leaving the colony.

On 1 February 2024, Karakashev was released.