Alena Chernobaeva
Alena Chernobaeva, born 1997, Nizhny Novgorod 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 Kstovo”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 16, 2024.
In brief
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · Kstovo · Service workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
August 16, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 16, 2024
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kstovo
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kstovo
Other defendants in the case
- Vladimir Anufriev — Imprisoned
- Anastasia Anufrieva — Imprisoned
- Andrei Miholap — Imprisoned
- Oksana Miholap — Imprisoned
- Viktor Chernobayev — Imprisoned
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
607683, Нижегородская область, Кстовский р-н, поселок Дружный, ФКУ СИЗО-2 УФСИН России по Нижегородской области ("Дружный"), Чернобаева Алена Степановна, 1997 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the city of Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region). On 2 July 2024, her home was searched as part of a case on participating in activities of an extremist organisation due to her involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles of law solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, and attracting new supporters. Chernobayeva was detained, and the next day the court took her into custody.
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.