Ilya Vasilyev
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other
Date of Detainment: June/20/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Ilya Vasilyev
Extra Bio Info:
Ilya Vasilyev is imprisoned for his religiously based political activity.
In June 2024, Russian authorities arrested Ilya Vasilyev for opposing the war in Ukraine on religious grounds through social media posts.
In June 2025, authorities sentenced him to 8 years' imprisonment for disseminating false information. In April 2026, following a retrial, authorities sentenced him to 6 years' imprisonment.