Additional Name(s): Sergey Aleksandrovich Shulyarenko, Шуляренко Сергей Александрович

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: Reduced to 6 Years, 9 Months' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 7 Years' 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 Extremism Illicit Financing

Sergey Shulyarenko

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Sergey Shulyarenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 19, 2022, the Birobidzhan District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region sentenced Shulyarenko to seven 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) and “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 Shulyarenko and others of holding religious services. Shulyarenko was taken into custody following the verdict.

On June 1, 2023, the Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region reduced Shulyarenko's sentence to six years and nine months in prison.

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