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Roman Tregubov

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Roman Tregubov, born 1992, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 236 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of sanitary and epidemiological regulations (resulting in a mass disease or posing such a…); “Nizhny Novgorod "sanitatiry case"”. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, November 28, 2021.

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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · Nizhny Novgorod · Politicians · Cases related to mass actions

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Preventive measure: no preventive measure

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According to the investigation, he posted information on social networks about holding a public event in support of Alexei Navalny on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street on 23 January 2021. At the same time, the investigation believes that he deliberately ignored the requirements of sanitary and epidemiological rules on the cancellation of mass events.

Latest event

November 28, 2021 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds

Memorial Human Rights Centre

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  2. · Persecution begins

    Nizhny Novgorod "sanitatiry case"

Criminal case

Nizhny Novgorod "sanitatiry case"

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Thematic group: Palace case

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According to OVD-Info

Former head of Navalny's Nizhny Novgorod headquarters.

On 28 January 2021, Tregubov was detained for interrogation, it was not reported on what criminal case. On 30 January 2021, Tregubov's home was searched in a case of violation of sanitary and epidemiological norms. On the same day, a video appeared on Tregubov's Facebook, in which he refuses to be the head of Alexei Navalny's headquarters and calls not to go to uncoordinated events. Later, Tregubov said through his lawyer that he was forced to record the video by the police. On 28 February it became known that Tregubov is a suspect in a criminal case. He left Russia.

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