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Iuliia Pasynkova

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Iuliia Pasynkova, born 1990, Karachay-Cherkessia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Iuliia Pasynkova's case”. Sentence (September 16, 2025): 5 years' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.

In brief

Karachay-Cherkessia · NULL · Unemployed · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

5 years

suspended imprisonment

Verdict September 16, 2025

Upheld December 16, 2025

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, in the period from 2019 to 2023, having been aware of the liquidation, in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, of the religious organisation "Management Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" and its affiliated local religious organisations, including the "Local Religious Organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses of Nevinnomyssk" in connection with extremist activities and the ban on the activities of such associations, she voluntarily took part in the said banned organisation operating on the territory of the Zelenchuksky district. Organised meetings and worship services at which she preached sermons and taught classes on the basics of illegal religious activities and literature, and kept at her place of residence technical means, including mobile devices, with the help of which she continued to study and promote the benefits of the followers of the banned religious teachings.

Latest event

December 16, 2025 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 5 years

  3. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  4. · Persecution begins

    Iuliia Pasynkova's case

Criminal case

Iuliia Pasynkova's case

Case number
1-38/2025

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Stavropol. On 9 August 2024, hew house was searched. It became known that a case was opened against her for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation due to her involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles exclusively because of religious activities: holding meetings and worship services, attracting new supporters.

On 18 September 2025, Pasynkova was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Sources (1)

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