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Eduard Sharlot is detained for blasphemy.
On November 22, 2023, authorities detained Sharlot, a musician, at Pulkovo Airport and placed him under administrative arrest. Sharlot's arrest…
Nikita Zhuravel is imprisoned for blasphemy.
On May 20, 2023, authorities in the Volgograd region arrested 19-year-old Zhuravel after he allegedly posted a video online of himself burning…
Sergey Romanov is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On June 2, 2023, authorities placed Romanov in a temporary detention facility after accusing him of organizing and holding…
Said Abdelrazek is imprisoned for blasphemy.
On July 6 , 2023, authorities in Ulyanovsk detained Abdelrazek, an Egyptian citizen, after he posted a video of himself trampling a Qur'an,…
Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.
On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and…
Lyudmila Shchekoldina is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On May 23, 2022, the Pavlovsky District Court of Krasnodar sentenced Shchekoldina to four years and one month in…
Danil Suvorov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 18, 2021, authorities in Sochi detained Suvorov following searches on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses…
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 extremist organization…
Aleksandr Shevchuk was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In February 2019, authorities reportedly open a criminal case against Shevchuk for “organizing the activities of a…
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…