Zareta Ortanova
Zareta Ortanova, born 1960, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Maysky”. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, August 11, 2021.
In brief
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Maysky · Cooks · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Ortanova participated in the activities of an extremist organisation.
Latest event
December 11, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 11, 2021
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Maysky
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Maysky
Other defendants in the case
- Svetlana Gushchina — At large
- Aksana Dominova — At large
- Svetlana Dubovkina — At large
- Olga Shulgina — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Mayskoye
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Maysky (Kabardino-Balkaria). On 28 April 2021, a case was brought against her for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation due to her involvement in the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses community. The members of this community are persecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities — holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.
The case was later dismissed.
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.