Additional Name(s): Герасимов Алексей Анатольевич

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/7/2023

Date of Sentencing: December/7/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Aleksey Gerasimov

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Aleksey Gerasimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 7, 2023, the Kirovsky District Court of Kazan sentenced Gerasimov to six years in prison for “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). Authorities had accused Gerasimov of giving lectures about and promoting the ideas of Jehovah's Witnesses. Gerasimov was taken into custody following the verdict. 

On March 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan upheld Gerasimov's sentence.

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