Alena Krylova
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (details unknown)
- Date of verdict
- 2023-12-19
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 13 November 2024
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Case summary
On 8 September 2021, Krylova was prosecuted for participation in the activities of an extremist community. She left Russia. On 4 June 2023, she was detained in Bishkek. After that, she found herself in Russia, where she was taken into custody. On 19 December 2023, Krylova was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. Presumably, she was released in January 2025.
Others charged under Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
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