Additional Name(s): Aleksander Litvinyuk, Aleksandr Viktorovich Litvinyuk, Oleksandr Lytvyniuk, Литвинюк Александр Викторович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/1/2022

Date of Sentencing: December/1/2022

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 Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Aleksandr Litvinyuk

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Aleksandr Litvinyuk is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 1, 2022, the Armyansk City Court of the Republic of Crimea - Russian-occupied Ukraine - sentenced Litvinyuk to six 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). Litvinyuk was accused of holding religious meetings, discussing the Bible over Zoom, and attracting new members. Litvinyuk was taken into custody following the verdict.

On March 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea upheld Litvinyuk's sentence. 

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Additional Name(s): Aleksander Dubovenko, Aleksandr Fedorovich Dubovenko, Oleksandr Dubovenko, Дубовенко Александр Федорович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/1/2022

Date of Sentencing: December/1/2022

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 Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Aleksandr Dubovenko

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Aleksandr Dubovenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On December 1, 2022, the Armyansk City Court of the Republic of Crimea - Russian-occupied Ukraine - sentenced Dubovenko to six 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). Dubovenko was accused of holding religious meetings, discussing the Bible over Zoom, and attracting new members. Dubovenko was taken into custody following the verdict.

On March 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea upheld Dubovenko's sentence. 

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Additional Name(s): Rustem Seitkhalilov, Сейтхалилов Рустем Нариманович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 14 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/27/2019

Date of Sentencing: March/18/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Possession of Religious Materials Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Rustem Seytkhalilov

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Rustem Seytkhalilov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Seytkhalilov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Authorities searched the homes of several activists and allegedly confiscated Hizb ut-Tahrir materials. Seytkhalilov was charged with “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC) and "preparing for actions aimed at the forcible seizure of power or the forcible retention of power” (Art. 30-1/Art. 278 RCC).

On March 18, 2022, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Seytkhalilov to 14 years in prison.

On July 7, 2023, the Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha upheld Seytkhalilov's sentence.

Seytkhalilov has three children.

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