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Yevgeny Zhuravsky is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2026, authorties detained Zhuravsky and 4 other members of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist Church and charged them with "production and distribution of extremist materials" for possessing digital religious content. Earlier that month, police authorities raided the homes of several church members during house church worship services, confiscated their personal property, and temporarily detained several members for interrogation. Authorities confined Zhuravsky to Bishkek Prison No. 21.

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Mikhail Koval is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In October 2023, authorities detained Koval, parishioner of the banned Vozrozhenie ("Revival") Church, for his involvement with the church, including recruitment of new members and charitable giving. 

In December 2024, a Moscow court sentenced Koval to 4 years' imprisonment and banned him from engaging in religious activity for 7 years for "organizing the activities of an organization designated as undesirable" (Art. 284.1 RCC).

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Nadezhda Ukhova is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In October 2023, authorities detained Ukhova, a parishioner of the banned Vozrozhenie ("Revival") Church, for her involvement with the church, including recruitment of new members and charitable giving. 

In December 2024, a Moscow court sentenced Ukhova to 3 years' imprisonment and banned her from engaging in religious activity for 7 years for "organizing the activities of an organization designated as undesirable" (Art. 284.1 RCC). Authorities confined her in Federal Penitentiary Institution IK-3 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Ivanovo Region.