Additional Name(s): Dmitriy Nikolayevich Zagulin, Загулин Дмитрий Николаевич

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No. 1, Jewish Autonomous Region

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 3 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/19/2022

Date of Sentencing: December/19/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

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 Illicit Financing

Dmitriy Zagulin

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Dmitriy Zagulin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 19, 2022, the Birobidzhan District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region sentenced Zagulin to three years and six months in prison for “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). Authorities had accused Zagulin and others of holding religious services. Zagulin was taken into custody following the verdict.

On June 1, 2023, the Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region upheld Zagulin's sentence.

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