Yuri Orlov
Yuri Orlov, born 1971, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Yuri Orlov's case on calls to terrorism”. Sentence (December 20, 2024): 3 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, prohibition to administer websites and social media channels… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 9, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 15, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 27, 2025.
In brief
Komi Republic · Syktyvkar · Officials · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
3 years
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, prohibition to administer websites and social media channels for 2 years
Upheld April 9, 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 case was prompted by two comments in the "Politota" project's Telegram chat room: "Uyba and Sevastyanova to the furnace" in connection with the results of the Duma elections and "Volodin should be hanged right after Putin" as a response to the Duma speaker's words about "war criminals" supplying weapons to Ukraine.
Latest event
June 27, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 27, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
Criminal case
Yuri Orlov's case on calls to terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 15, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
628606, Ханты-Мансийский автономный округ – Югра, г. Нижневартовск, поселок Северный, ФКУ «ИК № 15 УФСИН по ХМАО», Орлов Юрий Владимирович, 1971 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Syktyvkar, an employee of the Pension Fund. A case was initiated against him for calls to terrorism due to aggressive statements about representatives of the authorities. In November 2024, the case went to court. On 20 December Orlov was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony. In April 2025, it became known from Orlov's letter that he was sent to a punishment cell for 15 days because of a joke: while reporting to a SIZO officer, he said: "Putin is on duty in the cell".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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