Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: October/18/2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Nikolay Romanyuk is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In October 2024, Russian authorities arrested Romanyuk for preaching an anti-war sermon in 2022.
In September 2025, authorities sentenced him to 4 years' imprisonment in a labor camp for “public calls to implement activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation" (Art. 280.4 RCC).