Vladislav Vishnevsky
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Compulsory labour
- Date of verdict
- 2024-04-25
- Region
- Zabaykalsky Krai
- City
- Chita
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted on political groundsby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 25 May 2026
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Case summary
A resident of Chita. In January 2024, it became known that he is on the same case with Chita anarchists Alexander Snezhkov and Lyubov Lizunova, who attracted the attention of law enforcers because of the graffiti "Death to the regime" and the Telegram channels they maintained. Vishnevsky is accused of vandalism and calls for extremism. On 25 April 2024 he was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour.
Others charged under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
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