Additional Name(s): Nikolay Yuryevich Polevodov, Полеводов Николай Юрьевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Sentence: 8 Years, 6 Months’ Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/20/2024
Date of Sentencing: June/20/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Nikolai Polevodov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 20, 2024, the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced Polevodov to eight years and six months 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). Authorities charged Polevodov in relation to his activities as a Jehovah’s Witness. Polevodov was taken into custody following the verdict.
Polevodov had previously received a suspended prison sentence for his religious activities.
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Additional Name(s): Vitaliy Vyacheslavovich Zhuk, Жук Виталий Вячеславович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Sentence: 8 Years, 4 Months’ Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/20/2024
Date of Sentencing: June/20/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Vitaliy Zhuk is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 20, 2024, the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced Zhuk to eight years and four months 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). Authorities charged Zhuk in relation to his activities as a Jehovah’s Witness. Zhuk was taken into custody following the verdict.
Polevodov had previously received a suspended prison sentence for his religious activities.
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Additional Name(s): Stanislav Viktorovich Kim, Ким Станислав Викторович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Sentence: 8 Years, 2 Months’ Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/20/2024
Date of Sentencing: June/20/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Stanislav Kim is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 20, 2024, the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk sentenced Kim to eight years and two months 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). Authorities charged Kim in relation to his activities as a Jehovah’s Witness. Kim was taken into custody following the verdict.
Kim had previously received a suspended prison sentence for his religious activities.
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