Additional Name(s): Хабаров Алексей Николаевич
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Appeal: Reduced to 2 Years, 4 Months' Imprisonment
Sentence: Originally 2 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/20/2023
Date of Sentencing: October/20/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Aleksey Khabarov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On October 20, 2023, the Porkhov District Court of the Pskov Region sentenced Khabarov to two years and six months 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). Authorities had accused Khabarov of participating in Jehovah's Witness activities. Khabarov was taken into custody following the verdict. The case against Khabarov goes back to 2019 when he was first charged with being a Jehovah's Witness. Courts have sentenced, acquitted, and ordered new trials for Khabarov since then in the same case.
On December 20, 2023, the Pskov Regional Court reduced Khabarov's sentence by two months to two years and four months in prison.
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"Khabarov Aleksey" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"The Court Sentenced the Previously Acquitted Aleksey Khabarov to 2.5 Years in Prison" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia