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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