Additional Name(s): Vladimir Ivanovich Maladyka, Маладыка Владимир Иванович

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No. 1, Simferopol, Crimea and Sevastopol

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: October/6/2022

Date of Sentencing: October/6/2022

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 Praying Religious Activity Religious Belief Singing, Playing, & Producing Religious Songs & Music

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Vladimir Maladyka

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Vladimir Maladyka is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 1, 2020, Russian authorities in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, detained Maladyka following searches on the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was accused of “supervis[ing] liturgical meetings, familiariz[ing] people with the Holy Scriptures, perform[ing] works of mercy… disseminat[ing] information in the society that touched on scientific, social, historical topics."

On March 30, 2021, Maladyka was placed under house arrest.

On January 10, 2022, Maladyka's house arrest was lifted.

On October 6, 2022, the Nakhimovsky District Court of Sevastopol sentenced Maladyka 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). He was taken into custody following the verdict.

On October 11, 2023, the Sevastopol City Court upheld Maladyka's sentence.

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Additional Name(s): Yevgeniy Sergeyevich Zhukov, Жуков Евгений Сергеевич

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No. 1, Simferopol, Crimea and Sevastopol

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: October/6/2022

Date of Sentencing: October/6/2022

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 Praying Religious Activity Religious Belief Singing, Playing, & Producing Religious Songs & Music

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Yevgeniy Zhukov

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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 the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was accused of “supervis[ing] liturgical meetings, familiariz[ing] people with the Holy Scriptures, perform[ing] works of mercy… disseminat[ing] information in the society that touched on scientific, social, historical topics."

On May 17, 2021, Zhukov was placed under house arrest.

On January 10, 2022, Zhukov's house arrest was lifted.

On October 6, 2022, the Nakhimovsky District Court of Sevastopol sentenced Zhukov 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). He was taken into custody following the verdict.

On October 11, 2023, the Sevastopol City Court upheld Zhukov's sentence.

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Additional Name(s): Eduard Vyacheslavovich Sviridov, Свиридов Эдуард Вячеславович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Sentence: 6 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/25/2021

Date of Sentencing: December/22/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Eduard Sviridov

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Eduard Sviridov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On August 25, 2021, authorities in Moscow arrested Sviridov after raiding the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. He was accused of “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) for having discussions about the Bible.

On December 22, 2023, the Cheremushkinsky District Court sentenced Sviridov to six 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).

Sviridov is married.

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