Alexei Kurlov
Alexei Kurlov, born 1991, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote”. Sentence (April 5, 2024): 6 years' imprisonment in general regime penal colony, 2 years' ban on posting appeals and other materials on the… Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 31, 2024.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in general regime penal colony, 2 years' ban on posting appeals and other materials on the Internet
Upheld February 2, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in inciting people to mass riots via Telegram channels
Latest event
February 11, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 31, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
Criminal case
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
- Case number
- 01-0010/2024 (01-0093/2023) (01-0995/2022)
Other defendants in the case
- Vyacheslav Abramov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Nikita Kreshchuk — At large, 6 years
- Igor Kuznetsov — At large, 6 years
- Dmitrii Lamanov — At large, 6 years
- Maria Platonova — Location unknown, 5 years 2 months
- Ildar Sadriev — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Dmitry Chebanov — Imprisoned, 7 years 6 months
- Zhanna Chernova — At large, 5 years 2 months
- Alexey Yanochkin — At large, 6 years
Thematic group: The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!"
Details and sources
Full summary
Kurlov was detained in September 2021 in Moscow and taken into custody on charges of involvement in organising mass riots in connection with correspondence on the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!"(What to Do!), where possible protest actions during the Duma elections were discussed. Later it became known that Kurlov was also accused of inciting hatred. On April 5, 2024, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony. He was released in February 2026.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.