Olga Podlesnaia
Olga Podlesnaia, born 1971, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of two Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea”. Status: under house arrest.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Saky · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: house arrest
Charges
- Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
January 16, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of two Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
The case of two Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea
Other defendants in the case
- Elena Ivashina — Under house arrest
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Sak (Crimea). On 12 December 2025, she was detained as part of a case on the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with her involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Podlesnaia was placed under house arrest. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities — holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.