Roman Rugevich
Roman Rugevich, born 1992, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “The case of Anti Pytki project”. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, April 30, 2025.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk · Human rights defenders · Extremism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
Latest event
April 30, 2025 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 30, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Anti Pytki project
Criminal case
The case of Anti Pytki project
Other defendants in the case
- Kseniia Garina — Location unknown
- Nikita Evshin — Location unknown
- Olga Korneva — Imprisoned
- Victoria Kutilova — Location unknown
- Unknown female 60 — Imprisoned
- Zaidulla Rezvanov — Location unknown
- Elvira Sayfullina — Location unknown
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.