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Thomas Pipalas

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Thomas Pipalas, born 1984, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “"Ataka" ("Attack") case”. Sentence (May 22, 2016): two years' suspended sentence. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 26, 2015.

In brief

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Sentence

2 years

two years' suspended sentence

Verdict May 22, 2016

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Involved in organising the activities of an extremist community

Latest event

July 11, 2019 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years

  4. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  5. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  6. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

"Ataka" ("Attack") case

Case number
01-0274/2016

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of the "Attack"

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

In November 2014, was charged with organising an extremist community, sent under house arrest. On 23 May 2015, was sentenced to two years' suspended sentence.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Sources (1)

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