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Dmitry Barmakin

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Dmitry Barmakin, born 1974, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Dmitry Barmakin”. Sentence (April 27, 2023): 8 years' detention in a general regime colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 30, 2018; place of detention: Penal colony No. 10, Samara Oblast. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.

In brief

Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

8 years

detention in a general regime colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty

Verdict April 27, 2023

Upheld February 6, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Participated in organising the activities of an extremist organisation

Latest event

February 6, 2024 — appeal

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    guilty verdict

  2. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 8 years

  4. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Primorsky Territory

  5. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  6. · Preventive measure: ban on certain activities

Criminal case

The case of Dmitry Barmakin

Case number
1-539/2023

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok

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Facility: Penal colony No. 10, Samara Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

446394, пос. Волжский, ул. Заводская д. 46, Самарская область, Красноярский район, ФКУ «ИК № 10 УФСИН России по Самарской области», Бармакин Дмитрий Викторович, 1974 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Primorye. On 28 July 2018, he was detained together with his wife in the house of a 90-year-old relative, whom they came to care for. The wife was released. On 30 July, Barmakin was arrested on charges of organising activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, and attracting new supporters.

On 18 October 2019, Barmakin was banned from certain actions as a preventive measure. On 18 December 2020, the Сourt returned the case to the prosecutor's office. On 20 April 2021, the court of appeals returned the case to the Сourt of first instance to the same judge. On 22 November, the Сourt acquitted Barmakin. However, in April 2022 this decision was cancelled, and in April 2023 the court sentenced Barmakin to eight years in a general regime penal colony. But this decision was also cancelled by the court of appeal, the case was sent for review, and Barmakin was released on his recognisance not to leave. On 18 December 2023, the Court of Cassation cancelled the last decision of the Court of Appeal and, in turn, sent the case for review to the Court of Appeal. On 6 February 2024, the appeal court confirmed the sentence of eight years' imprisonment.

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