Aleksey Karpov
Aleksey Karpov, born 1972, Zabaykalsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaikalskii Krai”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Zabaykalsky Krai · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since March 21, 2026
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
March 21, 2026 — preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Zabaikalsky Krai
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Zabaikalsky Krai
· Persecution begins
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaikalskii Krai
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaikalskii Krai
Other defendants in the case
- Svetlana Arefieva — At large
- Vitaly Astakhov — At large
- Anastasia Astakhova — At large
- Olga Beznosenko — At large
- Roman Vasilenko — At large
- Anna Guseva — At large
- Irina Parkhomenko — At large
- Anatolii Pozdniakov — Under house arrest
- Bakhtier Raupov — Imprisoned
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
672010, Забайкальский край, г. Чита, ул. Ингодинская, 1, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Забайкальскому краю, Карпов Алексей Витальевич, 1972 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Zabaikalsky Krai. On 19 March 2026 he was searched at his home, after which he was detained and taken into custody on 21 March as part of a case of organising the activities of an extremist organisation, namely the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.