Additional Name(s): Dmitriy Sergeyevich Terebilov, Теребилов Дмитрий Сергеевич
Gender: Male
Current Location: Penal Colony No. 1, Kostroma
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September/6/2021
Date of Sentencing: September/6/2021
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 Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Dmitriy Terebilov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On September 6, 2021, the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma sentenced Terebilov 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). Investigators said that he “distributed...literature included in the federal list of extremist materials, containing information that incites religious hatred, propagandizing the exclusivity, superiority of the dogma of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the inferiority of other citizens who do not profess this doctrine...took part in ongoing meetings.” Terebilov was taken into custody following the verdict.
On January 12, 2022, the Kostroma Regional Court upheld Terebilov's sentence.
In April 2023, a new criminal case was opened against Terebilov for having conversations about his religious beliefs with a cellmate.
Photo attributed to Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"Dmitriy Terebilov" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"Против свидетеля Иеговы возбудили новое дело за разговоры о боге в колонии" Memorial
"Kostroma Appeals Court Upholds Dmitriy Terebilov's Sentence — Three Years in a Maximum Security Penal Colony for his Faith in Jehovah God" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
"The Court in Kostroma Sentenced Dmitriy Terebilov to 3 Years of a Strict-Regime Colony for Bible Discussions" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia