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Mariya Troshina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Troshina and charged her with “participating in the activities of a…

Nataliya Sorokina was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On October 7, 2018, authorities arrested Sorokina and charged her with “participating in the activities…

Valeriy Moskalenko was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 2, 2018, authorities detained Moskalenko following a raid on his apartment. 

On August…

Feliks Makhammadiyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Makhammadiyev following a raid on his home. 

On June 21…

Sergey Britvin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 22, 2018, authorities detained Britvin after searing his home.

On December 25/26, 2019, Britvin…

Vadim Levchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 22, 2018, authorities arrested Levchuk. He was subsequently brought to his home to have it searched.

On…

Shamil Sultanov was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2018, authorities arested Sultanov following police raids on Jehovah's Witness homes.  He was…

Valentin Osadchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 19, 2018, authorities arrested Osadchuk.

On April 27, 2018, Osadchuk was charged with “…

Aleksey Budenchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Budenchuk following a raid on his home. 

On June 21,…

Andrey Garafetanovich Stupnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 3, 2018, authorities detained Stupnikov at the Yemelyanovo airport in Krasnoyarsk.

On…

Dennis Christensen was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On May 25, 2017, police, including members of the Federal Security Service (FSB), arrested Christensen following a raid…

Sergey Klimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 3, 2018, authorities arrested Klimov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a public or…

Aleksandr Akopov was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 12, 2018, authorities arrested Akopov and charged him with “organizing the activities of a…

Alam Aliyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On May 17, 2018, security officers detained Aliyev after raiding his home.  Authorities accused him of holding…

Vladimir Alushkin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 15, 2018, authorities arrested Alushkin following a raid on his apartment. 

On January 14…

Vladimir Atrуakhin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 6, 2019, authorities arrested Atrуakhin, a programmer, following a raid on his home.  He was…

Konstantin Bazhenov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Bazhenov following a raid on his home.

On June 21, 2018, Bazhenov…

Snezhana Bazhenova was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 19, 2018, authorities arrested Bazhenova, an educator, after police raided her home.  

On…

Aleksey Berchuk is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On January 21, 2019, authorities arrested Berchuk at a Moscow airport. The next day, he was formally charged with…

Dmitriy Golik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 20, 2018, authorities searched Golik's home in Blagoveshchensk. Authorities placed him on recognizance…

Ilkham Karimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 27, 2018, authorities arrested Karimov following police raids on several Jehovah's Witness homes. …

Khoren Khachikyan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 27, 2019, authorities arrested Khachikyan following a raid on his home in Ulyanovsk. …

Maksim Khalturin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 9, 2018, authorities arrested Khalturin after raising his home in Kirov.  Authorities…

Aleksey Miretskiy was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Miretskiy following a raid on his home. He was subsequently released the same…

Roman Gridasov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained Gridasov following a raid on his home.

On June 14, 2018, Gridasov was…

Gennadiy German was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 12, 2018, authorities detained German following a raid on his home.

On June 14, 2018, German was…

Sergey Filatov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On November 15, 2018, Russian authorities in Dzhankoy, Crimea, Ukraine,…

Artem Gerasimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 20, 2019, Russian authorities in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, temporarily…

Rustam Diarov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 9, 2020, authorities detained Diarov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the homes of 27…

Yevgeniy Ivanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On June 9, 2020, authorities detained Ivanov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the homes…

Sergey Klikunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 9, 2020, authorities detained Klikunov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the homes of…

Olga Ivanov is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 9, 2020, authorities arrested Ivanov following raids by security officials in Astrakhan on the…

Aleksey Yershov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2020, security forces raided the home of Yershov and other Jehovah's Witnesses. They reportedly…

Maksim Beltikov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In April 2020, authorities raided Beltikov's home.

In June 2021, a formal investigation was opened…

Yevgeniy Korotun is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 14, 2020, authorities raided the home of Korotun and other Jehovah's Witnesses and arrested Korotun. They…

Andrey Kolesnichenko was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In July 2020, authorities raided the home of Kolesnichenko and other Jehovah's Witnesses and confiscated…

Anna Safronova is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

On June 2, 2021, authorities detained Safronova after searching her residence. The month prior, authorities…

Aleksey Dyadkin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 21, 2020, authorities arrested Dyadkin after he meeting with investigators for questioning.…

Aleksey Goreliy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Goreliy after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Nikita Moiseyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Moiseyev after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Vladimir Popov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 12, 2020, authorities arrested Popov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Yevgeniy Razumov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Razumov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Oleg Shidlovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 8, 2020, authorities arrested Shidlovskiy after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses and…

Dmitriy Dolzhikov is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On September 8 2022, authorities in Chelyabinsk arrested Dolzhikov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Korolev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 20, 2019, authorities initiated a criminal case against Korolev for “participating in the…

Denis Antonov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 14, 2019, authorities initiated a criminal case against Antonov for “participating in the…

Georgiy Nikulin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Nikulin for “organizing the activities of a…

Aleksandr Shevchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Shevchuk for “organizing the…

Elena Nikulina is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 2, 2021, authorities charge Nikulina with  “recruiting…a person in the activities of an…

Arsen Avanesov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Avanesov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Parkov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 22, 2019, authorities in Rostov-on-Don arrested Parkov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's…

Andrey Andreyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 16, 2019, authorities in Kursk arrested Andreyev following raids on the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses…

Roman Baranovskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 10, 2019, authorities in Abkan arrested Baranovskiy following raids on the homes of Jehovah's…

Igor Egozaryan was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Egozaryan. They were…

Sergey Melnik was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Melnik. They were…

Valeriy Rogozin was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 16, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Rogozin. They were…

Denis Peresunko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 21, 2019, authorities in Volgograd arrested Peresunko in connection to a group of Jehovah's Witnesses…

Aleksandr Ivshin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 10, 2021, the Abinsk District Court of Krasnodar sentenced Ivshin to seven years and six months in…

Vasiliy Meleshko is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 11, 2021, the Abinsky District Court sentenced Meleshko to three years in prison for “participating in the…

Sergey Polyakov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 4, 2018, authorities in Omsk detained Polyakov after assaulting him upon violently entering his home. He…

Yuriy Savelyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 8, 2018, authorities in Novosibirsk arrested Savelyev after searching his home. He was charged…

Rustam Seidkuliev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 15, 2020, the Adler police detained Seidkuliev.

On February 22, 2020, the Leninsky District…

Viktor Stashevskiy is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 29, 2021, the Gagarinsky District Court of Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, sentenced Stashevskiy to six…

Vladimir Skachidub is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 11, 2021, the Pavlovskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory sentenced Skachidub to four years and…

Dmitriy Terebilov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 6, 2021, the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma sentenced Terebilov to three years in prison for…

Igor Schmidt is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Schmidt alongside other Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Shcherbina was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 6, 2021, the Abinsky District Court of the Krasnodar sentenced Shcherbina to three years in prison for…

Aleksey Bogatov was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Bogatov, in…

Yevgeniy Fomashin was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Fomashin, in…

Vladimir Mavrin was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Mavrin, in…

Andrey Murych was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Murych, in relation to…

Sergey Tyurin was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Balakovo arrested several Jehovah's Witnesses, including Tyurin, in relation to…

Andrey Bochkarev was detained for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 19, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Bochkarev alongside several other Jehovah's Witnesses in…

Andrey Vlasov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2020, authorities in Prokopievsk detained Vlasov reportedly for holding discussions about the Bible.…

Garegin Khachaturyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Khachaturyan following raids on the homes of several…

Gevorg Yeritsyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Yeritsyan following raids on the homes of several Jehovah…

Anatoliy Gorbunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On February 2, 2022, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Gorbunov to six years in prison for…

Yevgeniy Zinich is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 27, 2022, the Oktyabrskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Zinich to six years in prison for “…

Sergey Korolev is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Korolev, following raids on the homes of…

Sergey Kosyanenko is imprisoned for his religious activity and belief.

On November 9, 2021, authorities detained several individuals, including Kosyanenko, following raids on the homes of…

Igor Mamalimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita sentenced Mamalimov to six years in prison for “organizing the…

Vladimir Ermolaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On February 10, 2020, authorities in Chita detained Ermolaev following raids of the homes of several Jehovah's…

Aleksandr Putintsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita sentenced Putintsev to six years and six months in prison for…

Roman Mareyev is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Mareyev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Anatoliy Marunov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Marunov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses in …

Sergey Tolokonnikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 20, 2021, authorities detained Tolokonnikov following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses…

Vladimir Melnik is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Melnik following searches of the homes of several Jehovah'…

Vladimir Piskarev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Piskarev following searches of the homes of several…

Artur Putintsev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 9, 2020, authorities in Oryol detained Putintsev following searches of the homes of…

Maksim Morozov was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 6, 2021, authorities arrested Morozov after accusing him of "convening and holding meetings of its members and…

Yuriy Usanov was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On April 2, 2021, authorities arrested Usanov from his home after accusing him of "convening and holding meetings of its…

Aleksandr Nikolayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 30, 2021, authorities detained Aleksandr after summoning him for interrogation. Nikolayev's…

Yevgeniy Zhukov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Zhukov following searches on…

Vladimir Maladyka is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Maladyka following…

Vladimir Sakada is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Sakada following searches on…

Konstantin Sannikov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On August 27, 2020, authorities in Kazan detained Sannikov after accusing him of “organizing the…

Nikolay Saparov is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On March 23, 2022, authorities in Maykop detained Saparov at the Mineralnye Vody airport for organizing…

Aleksandr Skvortsov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On December 7, 2021, authorities in Taganrog detained Skvortsov after searching his home. He was accused of…

Valeriy Tibiy was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On May 18, 2022, authorities detained Tibiy after searching his home in December 2021. He was accused of “…

Nikolay Stepanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 19, 2019, authorities in Vologda detained Stepanov following searches on the homes of…