Nikolai Komarov
Nikolai Komarov, born 2007, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Nikolai Komarov's case of incitement to terrorism”. Status: under house arrest. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 13, 2026.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Students · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: house arrest since November 10, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was a post with the words "NO NO INTERNET WILL BE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE OF UAV UKRAINE LET'S FUCK ALL OF THEM DOWN I FUCK MOSCOW IN THE MOUTH THERE ARE ONLY CHURKAS (churka in Russia is an offensive slang nickname for non-slavic person, especially from the Caucasus and Central Asia) BOMBING THE MARKETS AND I CANNOT GO TO INSTAGRAM AND WRITE PUTIN IS FAGOT AND HE WAS FUCKED IN GARRIS MOD".
Latest event
April 13, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 13, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Imprisonment ends
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
Nikolai Komarov's case of incitement to terrorism
Criminal case
Nikolai Komarov's case of incitement to terrorism
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Moscow, student. In October 2025, he was detained, his home was searched, and he was arrested for 15 days under the administrative article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Then he was detained again under the criminal article on calls to terrorism. The reason was an emotional aggressive post with the words "UKRAINE LET'S FUCK ALL OF THEM DOWN". The student was sent under house arrest.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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