Konstantin Kotov

Konstantin Kotov
Константин Котов
Kotov in 2018
Born
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Kotov

(1985-02-22) 22 February 1985
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Programmer, activist

Konstantin Aleksandrovich Kotov (Russian: Константин Александрович Котов; born 22 February 1985) is a Russian software engineer and political activist. In September 2019, he was sentenced to four years in prison for participating in unsanctioned protests and was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. After a public outcry, his sentencing was reviewed and reduced. He was released from prison in December 2020.

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