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Volodymyr Boyko

Location unknownChecked October 18, 2026

Volodymyr Boyko, born 1987, Mordovia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Vladimir Boyko”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 9, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.

In brief

Mordovia · Saransk · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

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Charges

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involved in the activities of an extremist organisation

Latest event

December 9, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  2. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of Vladimir Boyko

Criminal case

The case of Vladimir Boyko

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

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

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A case was opened on the activities of an extremist organisation. He was put on a wanted list.

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