JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

CURRENTLY IN PRISON

RUSSIA
JULY 2024

NAME AGE LOCATION TERM; UNTIL REASON

Afanasiyev, Sergey 60 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 78 months; 2029-04-13 Religious activity
Aliev, Alam 61 Penal Colony No. 8, Amur Region 78 months; 2029-03-18 Religious activity
Ananin, Sergey 57 Penal Colony No. 3, Novosibirsk Region 72 months; 2028-01-29 Religious activity
Andreyev, Boris 72 Detention Center No. 2, Primorye Territory 23 months; 2024-09-22 Religious activity
Ashikhmin, Sergey 50 Detention Center No. 1, Udmurtian Republic Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Atryуakhin, Vladimir 36 Penal Colony No. 3, Republic of Mari El 72 months; 2028-03-31 Religious activity
Avanesov, Arsen 40 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 84 months; 2025-02-11 Religious activity
Baranovskiy, Roman 49 Penal Colony No. 3, Trans-Baikal Territory 72 months; 2027-01-10 Religious activity
Barmakin, Dmitriy 50 Being transferred 87 months; 2029-11-01 Religious activity
Baylo, Valeriy 66 Detention Center No. 3, Krasnodar Territory 4 months; 2024-07-28 Religious activity
Berchuk, Aleksey 48 Penal Colony No. 3, Republic of Mari El 96 months; 2029-05-27 Religious activity
Bitusov, Yevgeniy 45 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 72 months; 2028-11-11 Religious activity
Bukin, Vladimir 51 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 74 months; 2029-06-12 Religious activity
Burkov, Mikhail 40 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 71 months; 2029-03-12 Religious activity
Bushev, Yevgeniy 50 Being transferred Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Chagan, Aleksandr 52 Detention Center No. 4, Samara Region 96 months; 2032-01-20 Religious activity
СChaplykina, Marina 53 Detention Center No. 1, Novosibirsk Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Chaykovskiy, Ivan 69 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow 75 months; 2027-10-18 Religious activity
Chernyshev, Yuriy 60 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow 75 months; 2027-10-18 Religious activity
Danielyan, Andrey 55 Penal Colony No. 8, Omsk Region 72 months; 2028-09-28 Religious activity
Danielyan, Aram 33 Detention Center No. 1, Samara Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Davydenko, Aleksandr 32 Detention Center No. 2, Krasnodar Territory 10 months; 2024-07-19 Religious activity
Derendyaev, Maksim 38 Detention Center No. 1, Udmurtian Republic Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Diarov, Rustam 50 Penal Colony No. 8, Republic of Tatarstan 86 months; 2027-07-29 Religious activity
Dolganov, Aleksandr 35 Detention Center No. 4, Samara Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Druzhinin, Leonid 55 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 78 months; 2029-05-13 Religious activity
Dyadkin, Aleksey 35 Penal Colony No. 2, Lipetsk Region 84 months; 2026-06-07 Religious activity
Filatov, Aleksandr 39 Penal Colony No. 31, Krasnoyarsk Territory 72 months; 2026-06-09 Religious activity
Fomin, Vladimir 45 Detention Center No. 1, Karachayevo-Circassian Republic To be determined Religious activity
Gerasimov, Aleksey 43 Being transferred 71 months; 2029-10-14 Religious activity
Golik, Dmitriy 37 Penal Colony No. 2, Amur Region-colony settlements 72 months; 2027-07-29 Religious activity
Gorbunov, Anatoliy 66 Penal Colony No. 31, Krasnoyarsk Territory 70 months; 2027-11-21 Religious activity
Goreliy, Aleksey 43 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 78 months; 2025-11-16 Religious activity
Gromov, Sergey 55 Penal Colony No. 8, Republic of Tatarstan 62 months; 2027-04-30 Religious activity
Ivanov, Yevgeniy 47 Penal Colony No. 8, Republic of Tatarstan 96 months; 2027-07-29 Religious activity
Ivshin, Aleksandr 66 Penal Colony No. 10, Rostov Region 90 months; 2028-04-14 Religious activity

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NAME AGE LOCATION TERM; UNTIL REASON
Kalin, Yaroslav 55 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Kardakov, Sergey 39 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 76 months; 2029-02-11 Religious activity
Kazadaev, Pavel 27 Penal Colony No. 5, Altay Territory 36 months; 2026-08-18 Religious activity
Khabarov, Aleksey 49 Penal Colony No. 4, Novgorod Region 28 months; 2026-01-18 Religious activity
Khachaturyan, Garegin 56 Detention Center No. 3, Rostov Region 25.5 months; 2024-09-30 Religious activity
Kiramov, Rinat 36 Penal Colony No. 6, Tula Region 74 months; 2027-12-15 Religious activity
Klikunov, Sergey 49 Penal Colony No. 8, Republic of Tatarstan 86 months; 2027-07-29 Religious activity
Komarov, Vitaliy 48 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow 75 months; 2027-10-18 Religious activity
Korolev, Sergey 50 Penal Colony No. 3, Tambov Region 74 months; 2027-12-15 Religious activity
Korotun, Yevgeniy 54 Penal Colony No. 13, Sverdlovsk Region 84 months; 2026-10-06 Religious activity
Kosteev, Sergey 64 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Kosyanenko, Sergey 63 Penal Colony No. 6, Moscow Region 84 months; 2027-12-15 Religious activity
Kriger, Valeriy 56 Penal Colony No. 8, Amur Region 81 months; 2029-06-28 Religious activity
Kutin, Aleksandr 41 Detention Center No. 1, Udmurtian Republic Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Kuzyanin, Denis 39 Detention Center No. 1, Samara Region 84 months; 2028-11-07 Religious activity
Li, Anatoliy 39 Detention Center No. 2, Primorye Territory 23 months; 2024-09-22 Religious activity
Maletskov, Valeriy 49 Detention Center No. 1, Novosibirsk Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Malevaniy, Dmitriy 34 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 82 months; 2029-04-19 Religious activity
Mamalimov, Igor 47 Medical Correctional Institution No. 35, Republic of Khakassia 72 months; 2028-04-13 Religious activity
Mareev, Roman 46 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Martynov, Nikolay 65 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Marunov, Anatoliy 70 Detention Center No. 2, Samara Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Meleshko, Vasiliy 63 Penal Colony No. 11, Krasnodar Territory 36 months; 2024-07-12 Religious activity
Melnik, Sergey 51 Penal Colony No. 5, Kirov Region 60 months; 2026-02-03 Religious activity
Melnik, Vladimir 58 Penal Colony No. 3, Tambov Region 72 months; 2025-04-10 Religious activity
Moiseyenko, Vladimir 53 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 72 months; 2028-01-03 Religious activity
Moiseyev, Nikita 34 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 84 months; 2026-05-19 Religious activity
Moysh, Mikhail 36 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Muravyov, Igor 60 Detention Center No. 1, St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Nikulin, Georgiy 60 Penal Colony No. 3, Republic of Mari El 50 months; 2026-01-05 Religious activity
Nikulina, Yelena 55 Penal Colony No. 2, Republic of Mordovia 50 months; 2026-08-12 Religious activity
Olshevskiy, Anton 36 Penal Colony No. 5, Altay Territory 75 months; 2029-01-11 Religious activity
Olopova, Sona 37 Correctional Center No. 1, Samara Region 24 months; 2026-05-14 Religious activity
Panyuta, Olga 65 Penal Colony No. 10, Primorye Territory 52 months; 2026-04-13 Religious activity
Parkov, Aleksandr 56 Penal Colony No. 10, Rostov Region 78 months; 2024-08-12 Religious activity
Peresunko, Denis 46 Penal Colony No. 6, Udmurtian Republic 75 months; 2026-09-01 Religious activity
Pike, Sean Antonio 52 Detention Center No. 2, Moscow Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Piskarev, Vladimir 67 Penal Colony No. 1, Kaluga Region 72 months; 2025-04-10 Religious activity
Piskareva, Tatyana 68 No information 30 months; 2026-11-16 Religious activity
Polosenko, Sergey 55 Detention Center No. 4, Samara Region 84 months; 2028-11-07 Religious activity
Popov, Igor 36 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Popov, Vladimir 57 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 84 months; 2026-05-19 Religious activity
Putintsev, Aleksandr 50 Penal Colony No. 5, Altay Territory 78 months; 2028-10-12 Religious activity
Putintsev, Artur 54 Penal Colony No. 5, Orel Region 72 months; 2025-04-10 Religious activity
Pyzhov, Leonid 50 Detention Center No. 1, Omsk Region 6 months; 2024-08-28 Religious activity
Razumov, Yevgeniy 44 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 84 months; 2026-05-19 Religious activity
Rogozin, Valeriy 62 Penal Colony No. 6, Udmurtian Republic 77 months; 2026-07-06 Religious activity
Rumyantsev, Aleksandr 47 Detention Center No. 2, Moscow Verdict not finalized Religious activity

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NAME AGE LOCATION TERM; UNTIL REASON
Rygaev, Sergey 52 Detention Center No. 1, Omsk Region 6 months; 2024-08-28 Religious activity
Safronova, Anna 58 Penal Colony No. 7, Stavropol Territory 72 months; 2027-08-20 Religious activity
Sannikov, Konstantin 53 Penal Colony No. 8, Tatarstan Republic 78 months; 2025-10-08 Religious activity
Saparov, Nikolay 42 Detention Center No. 2, Republic of Adygeya Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Sarazhakov, Denis 36 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Serebryakov, Aleksandr 47 Detention Center No. 5, Moscow 11 months; 2024-08-11 Religious activity
Seredkin, Aleksandr 69 Penal Colony No. 5, Altay Territory 72 months; 2028-04-30 Religious activity
Sharapova, Natalya 51 Detention Center No. 3, Primorye Territory 23 months; 2024-09-22 Religious activity
Shatalov, Sergey 54 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow 75 months; 2027-10-18 Religious activity
Shchekoldina, Lyudmila 47 Penal Colony No. 28, Volgograd Region 49 months; 2026-04-16 Religious activity
Shcherbich, Aleksey 52 Detention Center No. 1, Stavropol Territory Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Shidlovskiy, Oleg 55 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 78 months; 2025-11-16 Religious activity
Shulyarenko, Sergey 39 Penal Colony No. 8, Amur Region 81 months; 2029-06-28 Religious activity
Siyukhov, Inver 49 Penal Colony No. 1, Republic of Adygeуa Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Skachidub, Vladimir 62 Penal Colony No. 6, Ryazan Region 50 months; 2025-09-05 Religious activity
Skvortsov, Aleksandr 62 Penal Colony No. 3, Ulyanovsk Region 84 months; 2028-01-30 Religious activity
Slashchev, Valeriy 43 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 76 months; 2029-06-12 Religious activity
Solnechny, Aleksey 48 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Stefanidin, Aleksandr 32 Detention Center No. 1, Udmurtian Republic 2 months; 2024-08-05 Religious activity
Stupnikov, Andrey 50 Penal Colony No. 5, Kirov Region 72 months; 2026-02-18 Religious activity
Suvorov, Danil 28 Detention Center No. 1, Krasnodar Territory 72 months; 2026-04-08 Religious activity
Svarichevskiy, Adam 60 Penal Colony No. 31, Primorye Territory 75 months; 2029-01-11 Religious activity
Sviridov, Eduard 60 Detention Center No. 2, Moscow Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Terebilov, Dmitriy 44 Detention Center No. 1, Kostroma Region 36 months; 2024-09-05 Religious activity
Tokhtaev, Daler 33 Detention Center No. 1, Sakhalin Region 2 months; 2024-06-03 Religious activity
Tolmachev, Andrey 49 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Tolokonnikov, Sergey 51 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Trofimov, Aleksey 65 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 76 months; 2028-10-20 Religious activity
Vasiliyev, Nikolay 40 Detention Center No. 4, Samara Region Verdict not finalized Religious activity
Vasiliyev, Sergey 73 Detention Center No. 1, Irkutsk Region To be determined Religious activity
Virich, Anton 44 Detention Center No. 4, Primorye Territory To be determined Religious activity
Vlasov, Andrey 55 Penal Colony No. 3, Novosibirsk Region 84 months; 2028-05-14 Religious activity
Voishchev, Nikolay 68 Penal Colony No. 8, Republic of Tatarstan 30 months; 2025-04-28 Religious activity
Yakovlev, Yuriy 58 Detention Center No. 3, Krasnoyarsk Territory 74 months; 2027-05-02 Religious activity
Yegozaryan, Igor 59 Penal Colony No. 6, Udmurtian Republic 72 months; 2026-02-03 Religious activity
Yeritsyan, Gevorg 37 Detention Center No. 3, Rostov Region 25.5 months; 2024-09-30 Religious activity
Yermilov, Sergey 56 Penal Colony No. 13, Sverdlovsk Region 73 months; 2029-01-11 Religious activity
Yermolaev, Vladimir 35 Penal Colony No. 3, Trans-Baikal Territory 76 months; 2028-09-05 Religious activity
Yuferov, Sergey 48 Penal Colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Territory 75 months; 2029-05-12 Religious activity
Zagulin, Dmitriy 50 Penal Colony No. 8, Amur Region 39 months; 2026-03-30 Religious activity
Zakaryan, Vardan 53 Detention Center No. 4, Moscow 51 months; 2025-10-18 Religious activity
Zinich, Yevgeniy 58 Penal Colony No. 11, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area - Yugra 72 months; 2028-03-16 Religious activity

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