Additional Name(s): Ilkham Shamilevich Karimov, Каримов Ильхам Шамилевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: May/27/2018
Date of Sentencing: December/16/2021
Date of Release: April//2019
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: House Arrest
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Ilkham Karimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 27, 2018, authorities arrested Karimov following police raids on several Jehovah's Witness homes. Authorities reportedly seized electronics and passports. Karimov was being investigated for "organizing the activities of a banned, extremist community" (Art. 282.2-1) and "participating in extremist activities" (Art. 282.2-2).
On November 2, 2018, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan ordered Karimov be placed under house arrest.
In April 2019, Karimov's house arrest order was lifted, and he was placed on recognizance.
On December 16, 2021, the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court of Tatarstan sentenced Karimov to two years and six months of suspended imprisonment.
Karimov is married with a child.
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Additional Name(s): Dmitriy Mikhailovich Golik, Голик Дмитрий, Голик Дмитрий Михайлович
Gender: Male
Current Location: Penal Colony No. 8, Amur Region
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Reduced to 6 Years, 2 Months' Imprisonment
Sentence: Originally 7 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/30/2021
Date of Sentencing: June/30/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Dmitriy Golik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On July 20, 2018, authorities searched Golik's home in Blagoveshchensk. Authorities placed him on recognizance after charging him with “participating in the activities of a public or religious association, or any other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-2 RCC).
On June 30, 2021, the Blagoveshchensk City Court of the Amur Region sentenced Golik to seven years in prison. Golik was subsequently taken into state custody following the trial.
On September 2, 2021, Golik's sentence was reduced to six years and two months in prison and one year and two months of restricted freedom. Golik's sentence was reportedly based on the charge of “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC).
Golik is serving his sentence at Penal Colony No 8 in the Amur region.
Golik is married.
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Additional Name(s): Saveliy Georgiyevich Gargalyk, Гаргалык Савелий Георгиевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: February/15/2019
Date of Release: February/15/2019
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Saveliy Gargalyk was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On February 15, 2019, authorities briefly detained Gargalyk after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in Surgut, Lyantor. Authorities accused him and his colleagues of "delivering speeches, engaging in the Witnesses' public preaching activity with local members, meeting with Bible education volunteers and appointed congregation assistants, and having as one objective the organizing of appointed men in the Vzlyotnove Congregation." Authorities were investigating Gargalyk for allegedly “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC) and “participating in the activities of a public or religious association, or any other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-2 RCC).
It is reported that while in custody, Gargalyk and his colleagues were electrocuted, strangled, and beaten. Gargalyk was released on recognizance afterwards.
On October 11, 2021, Gargalyk's trial began.
Gargalyk is married with two children.
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