Elena Nikulina
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years 2 months
- Date of verdict
- 2022-08-25
- Region
- Mordovia
- City
- Saransk
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Республике Мордовия»
- Address for letters
- 431160, Республика Мордовия, Зубово-Полянский район, п. Явас, ул. Чернореченская, д. 1, ИК-2, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Республике Мордовия», Никулина Елена Анатольевна, 1968 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religionby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 9 December 2020
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Case summary
On 6 February 2019, the house of Nikulina and her husband was searched, Nikulina was interrogated at the FSB building. Later it became known that she is a suspect in a case of organising and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation due to her involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new followers. She was later charged with participation in the activities of an extremist organisation and involvement in extremist activities. On 25 August 2022, she was sentenced to four years and two months in a general regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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