Dmitry Ivanov
Affiliated media: Telegram channel “Protest MSU” , Administrator
Incident date: December 22, 2025
Attack type:
- Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Mediazona
Location: Russia, Tambov Oblast, Tambov Oblast
Additional information:
Dmitry Ivanov, the creator of the Telegram channel “Protest MSU”, who is serving his sentence at Tambov Penal Colony IK-3, has been placed in a punishment cell for seven days. Ivanov was accused of failing to greet his squad leader. In March 2023, Ivanov was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for spreading so-called “fake news” about the Russian army, in connection with Telegram posts about Russian strikes on Ukraine.