Pavel Shreider

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Pavel Shreider was imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role.

In November 2024, armed National Security Committee officials arrested Shreider, a pastor of the banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist Church, at his home in Bishkek. The day of his arrest, officials raided Shreider's home, church, and the homes of nine other church members, confiscating Bibles and religious materials. 

During detention, officers beat Shreider with an iron pipe to force a confession, which caused a traumatic brain injury requiring medical treatment.

In July 2025, a court sentenced Shreider to 3 years' imprisonment followed by deportation for "inciting racial, ethnic, national, religious, or regional enmity" (Art. 330-1 KCC).

In March 2026, Shreider was released from prison and fined 150,000 soms. Authorities deported him the following month.