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Grigory Severin

Grigory Severin
Date of incident: February 25, 2021
Type of violation: imprisonment in a penal colony
Institution: Voronezh State University

Summary: On February 25, 2021, FSB officers searched Grigory Severin’s apartment. In 2019, Grigory Severin, a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, was fired from VSU due to his protest activities. As reports by the PZK Memorial. Sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony.

Details: Has been under a ban on certain actions since February 26, 2021; in pretrial detention from June 28 to August 17, 2021; under house arrest until February 2, 2021, when he was released again under a ban on certain actions.

On August 22, 2022 Severin was taken into custody. He was released after serving his sentence on August 4, 2023.

On February 22, 2024 Severin gave an interview to OVD-info, where he reported that the Paninsky District Court sentenced him to a fine of 30 thousand for discrediting the armed forces.

July 19, 2024 The Voronezh Central District Court returned Severin to the penal colony to serve out 84 days because the first instance incorrectly counted the time he spent under house arrest, Sotavision reports.

September 8, 2024 Voronezh activist Grigory Severin was released from the penal colony, OVD-Info reports. He was sent there to “serve out” 84 days in the case of the phrase “cut the KGB”.

Sources: PZK Memorial, Sotavision.

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