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Yan Sidorov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Yan Sidorov, born 1999, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempt to organize mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Vladislav Mordasov and Yan Sidorov”. Sentence (July 29, 2020): four years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Amnesty International — recognised as a prisoner of conscience, November 11, 2018; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, August 19, 2018.

In brief

Rostov Oblast · Rostov-on-Don · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

4 years

four years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony

Sentence changed July 29, 2020

First instance, October 3, 2019: 6 years 6 months

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, sharing the views of "Artpodgotovka", committed deliberate acts directly aimed at organising mass riots; acting for the same purposes - organising mass riots in Rostov-on-Don, namely near the building of the Government of the Rostov region, located at the address: Rostov-on-Don, Socialistskaya st. 112, namely with the aim of gathering a crowd, calling on all citizens in the place of the crime to join the group "Revolution 05/11/2017 Rostov-on-Don", as well as to inflict bodily harm to representatives of state authorities, local self-government, law enforcement officers, to commit pogroms, arson, destruction of property, use of objects that pose a danger to others, and in addition to the seizure of the building of the Government of the Rostov region, being in the cafe "Shaurma-24", located at the address: Rostov-on-Don, st. Pushkinskaya, 93, personally organised a meeting with unidentified members of the group "Revolution 05/11/2017 Rostov-on-Don" in the number of at least four people, with the aim of working out the order of actions during the above-mentioned mass riots, searching for new participants in the forthcoming events, explaining the motives and reason for committing these actions, determining the direction of movement of the crowd, the specific content of its actions, signaling the beginning of actions and preparing objects that could be used in their commission, having planned the commission of the crime at 12:30 on 05.11.2017 on “Sovetov Square” in Rostov-on-Don, that is, directly in front of the building of the Government of the Rostov Region; intended to involve all members of the group, that is, at least 200 people, having previously instructed them in all the details; on the Square of the Soviets, he took active steps to publicly display campaign materials aimed at the protest activity of those present, gathering a crowd, and also intending to commit provocations against representatives of law enforcement agencies when trying to detain these rioters, and thereby tried to start them.

Latest event

November 3, 2021 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Cassation ruling

    sentence changed · 4 years

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 years 6 months

  5. · Recognised as a prisoner of conscience

    Amnesty International

  6. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

Criminal case

The case of Vladislav Mordasov and Yan Sidorov

Case number
1-300/2015

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of preparation for mass riots in Rostov-on-Don; Cases of the "Maltsev revolution"

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 5 November 2017, he was detained after going to the Square of Soviets in Rostov-on-Don in response to Vyacheslav Maltsev's call to stage a "revolution". On the same day, he was interviewed by officers of the Centre for Countering Extremism - as he later reported, he was subjected to threats and violence, in connection with which he was forced to incriminate himself and his comrade Vladislav Mordasov, with whom he was detained together. On 6 November he was arrested for seven days under the article on organising an uncoordinated event. Later, he said that employees of the Centre "E" came to him in the special detention centre and demanded to give a confession. On 9 November a case of preparation for mass riots was opened. On 10 November, Sidorov was taken from the special detention centre to the investigation department, and on the way he continued to be pressured by employees of the Centre "E". In the investigative department Sidorov gave testimony in the presence of the appointed lawyer, who was not supposed to be on duty that day, but this time emphasised that their goal was a peaceful rally to convey their dissatisfaction to the authorities. On 12 November, arrested already in the framework of the criminal case. In July 2018, after another extension of his arrest, he went on hunger strike, which he stopped a few weeks later at the request of his relatives.

A check was carried out on Sidorov's statement, and criminal proceedings were refused.

On 4 October 2019, he was sentenced to six and a half years in a strict regime colony. The court of appeal instance left the decision unchanged. On 30 July 2020, the court of cassation reclassified the charge from attempted to preparation for organising mass riots and reduced the sentence to four years. He was released on 3 November 2021.

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Sources (2)

Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code

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