22-Year-Old Lawyer Defends Farmers Amid Threats
Roman Malozemov, a 22-year-old lawyer, has defended Novosibirsk farmers after their cattle were destroyed in winter-spring 2026, organized a protest march, ran in municipal elections, filed a collective lawsuit, and is currently suing the Ministry of Justice while ignoring threats from the military commissariat.
Consensus
- Roman Malozemov is a 22-year-old lawyer.
- Malozemov has defended Novosibirsk farmers whose cattle were destroyed in winter-spring 2006.
- Malozemov organized a protest march.
- Malozemov participated in municipal elections.
- Malozemov filed a collective lawsuit on behalf of the farmers.
- Malozemov is currently suing the Ministry of Justice.
- Malozemov has faced threats from the military commissariat.
- Malozemov has been under surveillance on rural roads in Novosibirsk Oblast.
- Malozemov's activism began in school with a question about a denied state benefit.
- Malozemov found answers in anti-corruption YouTube investigations.
- Malozemov has spent seven years trying to influence the system.
- Malozemov has been in a children's care institution and appeared in court.
Points of divergence
- Malozemov is involved with the project 'Lyudi Baikala,' which is designated as an 'agent of foreign influence' in Russia. — tg_baikal_people
- Malozemov was detained by security forces at age 17, placed in a children's home, and received the status of 'affiliated with a foreign agent.' — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Fear Lost». 22-year-old lawyer Roman Malozemov stepped in for Novosibirsk farmers, not fearing surveillance and the military commissariat — Люди Байкала
- Fear lost. 22-year-old lawyer Roman Malozemov stepped in for Novosibirsk farmers, not fearing surveillance and the military commissariat — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия