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Yuri Sidorov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Yuri Sidorov, born 1987, Chuvashia. Charges: Article 284.1, Russian Criminal Code (Implementation, organization, or financing of activities of an undesirable organization); “Yuri Sidorov's case on the activities of an 'undesirable organisation'”. Status: at large.

In brief

Chuvashia · Cheboksary · Municipal deputies · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Organised an action 'to distribute tickets to theimaginary film "I haven't seen it, but I condemn it"' in the cinema 'Offended feelings' in connection with the outrage of believers over the screening of the film "Matilda", an action in the building of the Government of Chuvashia 'to transfer a book on gynaecology "The main book about women" to the Minister of Health of Chuvashia V.N. Viktorov, A.O. Ladykov, the city manager of Cheboksary, a Russian-Chinese phrasebook to the Head of Chuvashia M.V. Ignatyev and Orwell's book "1984" to the Chuvashian prosecutor V.M. Poslovsky', an action "to give a bouquet of yellow tulips' to the former speaker of the Chuvash State Council Valery Filimonov.

Latest event

July 20, 2022 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Persecution begins

    Yuri Sidorov's case on the activities of an 'undesirable organisation'

Criminal case

Yuri Sidorov's case on the activities of an 'undesirable organisation'

Case number
1-576/2021

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 27 May 2021, it became known that Sidorov was put on the federal wanted list. On 28 May, he himself reported that he was summoned for questioning on 31 May for a criminal case on carrying out activities of an organisation declared undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation. On 30 May, Sidorov was detained, taken to the Investigative Committee, and then released under obligation to appear in court. On 31 May, he was questioned as part of the criminal case. On 17 February 2022, the court dismissed the case, considering that Sidorov withdrew from the organisation.

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Russia

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