Alexei Gorinov
Alexei Gorinov | |
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Алексей Горинов | |
Gorinov displaying his poster during the July 2022 trial: "Do you still need this war?" | |
| Born | 26 July 1961 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | |
| Political party | Solidarnost |
Alexei Aleksandrovich Gorinov (Russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Го́ринов; born 26 July 1961) is a Russian lawyer and deputy of Moscow's Krasnoselsky District Council.
In July 2022, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for speaking out against a proposal to hold a children's dance and drawing competition despite the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was the first court sentence in years under tough new laws introduced by Russia in the early days of the invasion. Gorinov was the first convict who did not admit his guilt in protest against this invasion. In November 2024, he was sentenced to three additional years in prison, on charges of "advocating terrorism".