Elena Mikhailova
Elena Mikhailova, born 1983, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya”. Sentence (January 29, 2024): A fine of 560 thousand roubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, September 15, 2018; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, September 15, 2018.
In brief
Ivanovo Oblast · Shuya · Teachers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
A fine of 560 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities and financing of an extremist organisation
Latest event
February 5, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 15, 2018
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, September 15, 2018
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Other defendants in the case
- Alexei Arkhipov — At large
- Dmitry Mikhailov — At large
- Svetlana Ryzhkova — At large
- Svetlana Shishina — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Details and sources
Full summary
On 20 April 2018, Mikhailova and her husband had their house searched. On 29 May, she was detained in a case of extremist organisation activities, and then released. On 22 June, she signed a recognizance not to leave. On 16 September 2021, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office. On 29 January 2024, Mikhailova was sentenced to a fine of 560 thousand rubles.
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.