Sona Olopova
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Compulsory labour
- Date of verdict
- 2024-01-25
- Region
- Samara Oblast
- City
- Tolyatti
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 23 May 2023
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Case summary
Resident of Chapaevsk (Samara region). Worked as a merchandiser and a beauty salon professional. On 16 May 2023, a search was conducted at her home. After interrogation, Olopova was released under recognisance not to leave the town as part of a case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 25 January 2024, Olopova was sentenced to two years of community work. On 7 July 2025, she was released from the correctional centre on parole.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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