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Tatiana Alushkina

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Tatiana Alushkina, born 1963, Penza Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Penza”. Sentence (December 12, 2019): two years' suspended sentence. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, May 30, 2019.

In brief

Penza Oblast · Penza · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

2 years

two years' suspended sentence

Verdict December 12, 2019

Upheld December 8, 2021

Charges

Full wording of the charges

attended church services

Latest event

March 31, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Cassation ruling

    upheld

  3. · Persecution ends

  4. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  5. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years

  6. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Penza

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Penza

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

In July 2018, a case was opened against Alushkina and her husband on the activities of an extremist organisation. A signature on non-departure was taken.

On 13 December 2019, she was sentenced to two years' suspended sentence. On 25 March 2020, the court of appeal instance cancelled the verdict and returned the case for a new consideration. On 9 July, the cassation court, in turn, overturned the decision and returned the case to the appeal court. On 16 September, the appeal court confirmed the verdict.

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Sources (2)

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