Roman Rugevich
- Criminal Code
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted on political groundsby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 30 April 2025
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Case summary
Resident of Irkutsk region, coordinator of the Anti Pytki project, which reports on prisoners' rights violations and publishes data of convicts who co-operate with prison guards. He migrated to France. No later than June 2024, the FSB of the Sverdlovsk region conducted operational search activities in connection with Rugevich's alleged involvement in the activities of an extremist community. On 30 October 2024, it became known about a criminal case initiated in connection with the activities of the project, searches took place in several regions, and several people were taken into custody. On 6 December 2024, Rugevich was banned from leaving Russia.
Others charged under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
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