Svetlana Ryzhkova
Svetlana Ryzhkova, born 1953, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya”. Sentence (January 29, 2024): Fine of 480 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
Ivanovo Oblast · Shuya · Medical workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
Fine of 480 thousand rubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities and financing of an extremist organisation
Latest event
May 6, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
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
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Other defendants in the case
- Alexei Arkhipov — At large
- Dmitry Mikhailov — At large
- Elena Mikhailova — At large
- Svetlana Shishina — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Details and sources
Full summary
On 26 June 2018, was detained in a case on the activities of an extremist organisation, and released. Signed recognizance not to leave. On 16 September 2021, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office. On 29 January 2024, Ryzhkova was sentenced to a fine of 480 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.