October 20, 2026, 11:50 AMRSSRU

Ravnushkin Dmitrii Vasilevich

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Ravnushkin Dmitrii Vasilevich, born 1975, Karelia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia”. Sentence (July 28, 2023): a fine of 500 thousand rubles. 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

Karelia · Petrozavodsk · Engineers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

a fine of 500 thousand rubles

Verdict July 28, 2023

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Participated in organising the activities of an extremist organisation

Latest event

October 16, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  5. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

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

Criminal case

The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On September 20, he was detained and questioned in the case on the activities of an extremist organisation. He signed a recognizance not to leave. Three days later, Ravnushkin was fired from his job. On 28 July 2023, he was sentenced to a fine of 500 thousand rubles.

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Sources (2)

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