Aleksei Sidorov
Aleksei Sidorov, born 1982, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Chelyabinsk streamer's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (April 22, 2024): 2 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony, 3 years' prohibition of website administration. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 16, 2024.
In brief
Chelyabinsk Oblast · Chelyabinsk · Bloggers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony, 3 years' prohibition of website administration
No information about an appeal ruling.
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 reason for initiating the case was the stream, in which he expressed hope in that Ukrainian army would attack the Kremlin.
Latest event
November 7, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 16, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Chelyabinsk Region
· Persecution begins
Chelyabinsk streamer's case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Chelyabinsk streamer's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-77/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Chelyabinsk. No later than May 2023, he was prosecuted for public justification of terrorism because of a stream in which he expressed hope that the Ukrainian army would strike the Kremlin. Sidorov was remanded in custody. Portal 74.ru published a video in which the streamer claims that he spoke "on emotion" and offered to show his strength to those who wrote him comments along the lines of "Russians, you can't do anything".
On 22 April 2024, Sidorov was sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony.
Presumably, he was released from the colony in November 2025.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.