Aleksandr Serebryakov
Additional Name(s): Серебряков Александр Георгиевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: September/19/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism Illicit Financing
Aleksandr Serebryakov
Extra Bio Info:
Aleksandr Serebryakov is detained for his religious activity and belief.
On September 19, 2023, authorities detained Serebryakov following searches on Jehovah's Witness homes in Moscow and the broader Moscow region. He was charged with “collecting funds…intended to finance the organization, preparation and commission of at least one of the crimes of an extremist orientation, or to ensure the activities of an extremist community or an extremist organization” (Art. 282.3-1 RCC).
Serebryakov has been previously prosecuted for his religious activities. In August 2022, the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Serebryakov to six years' suspended sentence for his Jehovah's Witness activities.
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Photo attributed to Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
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"The case of Serebryakov in Moscow" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
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"В Москве осужденный Свидетель Иеговы арестован по новому делу" SOVA Center
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"В Москве свидетеля Иеговы, осуждённого условно, отправили в СИЗО по новому делу" Memorial
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"New Searches and a Criminal Case in Moscow and Moscow Region. Aleksandr Serebryakov Who Was Previously Convicted for his Faith Was Detained" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
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"The case of Serebryakov and Temirbulatov in Moscow" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia