Alexei Arkhipov
Alexei Arkhipov, born 1960, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya”. Sentenced on September 15, 2021. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.
In brief
Ivanovo Oblast · Shuya · Drivers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
Fine
Upheld January 29, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
participated in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
February 11, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 5, 2020
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· First-instance verdict
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Other defendants in the case
- Dmitry Mikhailov — At large
- Elena Mikhailova — At large
- Svetlana Ryzhkova — At large
- Svetlana Shishina — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Details and sources
Full summary
On 26 June 2018, he was detained in a case of extremist activities and was subsequently released. He has signed a recognizance not to leave. On 16 September 2021, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office. On 29 January 2024, Arkhipov was sentenced to a fine of 380,000 RUB (329 USD).
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.