Additional Name(s): Yevgeniy Nikolayevich Zinich, Зинич Евгений Николаевич

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No.1, Krasnoyarsk

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: June/27/2022

Date of Sentencing: June/27/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Yevgeniy Zinich

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Yevgeniy Zinich is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 27, 2022, the Oktyabrskiy District Court of Krasnoyarsk sentenced Zinich 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). Zinich was taken into custody following the verdict.

On January 19, 2022, the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court upheld Zinich's sentence.

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Additional Name(s): Sergey Evgeniyevich Vasilyev, Васильев Сергей Евгеньевич

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/4/2021

Date of Sentencing: March/5/2024

Current Status: Not Released

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

Sergey Vasilyev

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Sergey Vasilyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Tolmachev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. Investigators had reportedly opened a criminal case against him following secret audio recordings of worship services which included participants praying, singing, and reading the Bible.

October 5, 2021, Vasilyev was placed under house arrest.

On March 5, 2024, the Oktyabrskiy District Court of Irkutsk sentenced Vasilyev to three years in prison for “participating in the activities of a public or religious association, or any other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-2 RCC). Vasilyev was taken into custody following the verdict.

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Additional Name(s): Andrey Vladimirovich Tolmachev, Толмачёв Андрей Владимирович

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Centre No. 1, Irkutsk

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/4/2021

Date of Sentencing: March/5/2024

Current Status: Not Released

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 Illicit Financing

Andrey Tolmachev

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Andrey Tolmachev is impisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 4, 2021, authorities in Irkutsk detained Tolmachev following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. Investigators had reportedly opened a criminal case against him following secret audio recordings of worship services which included participants praying, singing, and reading the Bible.

On March 5, 2024, the Oktyabrskiy District Court of Irkutsk sentenced Tolmachev to seven 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) and “collecting funds…intended to finance the organization, preparation and commission of at least one of the crimes of an extremist orientation, or to ensure the activities of an extremist community or an extremist organization” (Art. 282.3-1 RCC).

Related Cases: Yaroslav Kalin, Sergey Kosteyev, Nikolay Martynov, Mikhail Moysh, Igor Popov, Denis Sarazhakov, Aleksey Solnechny, Sergey Vasilyev

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