Anastasia Prianikova
Anastasia Prianikova, born 1987, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk”. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Karpinsk · Service workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities of an extremist organisation and involved other individuals in the activities of the extremist organisation.
Latest event
January 21, 2026 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 5, 2020
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk
Criminal case
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk
- Case number
- 1-11/2021 (1-184/2020;)
Other defendants in the case
- Venera Dulova — At large
- Daria Dulova — At large
- Ruslan Zaliaev — At large
- Svetlana Zaliaeva — At large
- Alexandr Prianikov — At large
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 30 March 2020, a search was carried out at the home of Prianikova and her husband. On 19 May, a criminal case was initiated against Prianikova for allegedly participating in the activities of an extremist organisation, and a travel ban was imposed on her. It later emerged that another case had also been opened against Prianikova for involvement with the same extremist organisation. On 9 August 2023, the court sent the case back to the prosecutor's office. In March 2025, the investigation was dropped.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.