Bakhtier Raupov
Bakhtier Raupov, born 1988, Zabaykalsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaikalskii Krai”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Zabaykalsky Krai · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since March 21, 2026
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
March 21, 2026 — preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Zabaikalsky Krai
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Zabaikalsky Krai
· Persecution begins
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaikalskii Krai
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaikalskii Krai
Other defendants in the case
- Svetlana Arefieva — At large
- Vitaly Astakhov — At large
- Anastasia Astakhova — At large
- Olga Beznosenko — At large
- Roman Vasilenko — At large
- Anna Guseva — At large
- Aleksey Karpov — Imprisoned
- Irina Parkhomenko — At large
- Anatolii Pozdniakov — Under house arrest
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
672010, Забайкальский край, г. Чита, ул. Ингодинская, 1, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Забайкальскому краю, Раупов Бахтиер Усманович, 1988 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of the Zabaikalsky Krai. On 19 March 2026, he was searched, after which he was detained and taken into custody on 21 March on charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation, namely the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.