Dmitry Protopopov
Dmitry Protopopov, born 1991, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement or participation in the activities of an extremist organization through an official…); “The Individuum’s case”. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, September 1, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement or participation in the activities of an extremist organization through an official position
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the sale of 900 copies of books containing "extremist LGBT ideology" between November 30, 2023, and September 21, 2024. The materials of the criminal case include the books Summer in a Pioneer Tie and What the Swallow Did Not Tell by Elena Malisova and Katerina Silvanova, Windows to the Yard and A Notebook in a Cell by Mikita Franko, Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz, The King's Men by Nora Sakavic, Leah on the Offbeat and Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli, and the first two volumes of the series Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman.
Latest event
May 6, 2026 — preventive measure: ban on certain activities
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, September 1, 2025
Timeline
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The Individuum’s case
Criminal case
The Individuum’s case
Other defendants in the case
- Artem Vakhlyaev — At large
- Pavel Ivanov — At large, 4 years
Details and sources
Full summary
Co-founder of Popcorn Books and Individuum publishing houses. On May 14, 2025, he was detained as part of a case on the activities of an extremist organisation (namely the so-called "International LGBT Movement") in connection with the distribution of books that were deemed to contain LGBTQ+ propaganda, including the novel The Summer in a Pioneer Tie. On the next day Protopopov was placed under house arrest.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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