Lyubov Serebryakova
Lyubov Serebryakova, born 1950, Kemerovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Lubov Serebryakova's case”. Sentence (July 11, 2023): 4 years of suspended imprisonment. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, July 14, 2023.
In brief
Kemerovo Oblast · Novokuznetsk · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
4 years
of suspended imprisonment
Upheld September 5, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she "personally propagandised the activities of the organisation and its ideological attitudes", "participated in carrying out missionary activities", "participated in meetings of followers of the Jehovah's Witnesses religion, preaching the Jehovah's Witnesses religion".
Latest event
September 4, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 14, 2023
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Lubov Serebryakova's case
Criminal case
Lubov Serebryakova's case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Kemerovo region. In February 2022, it became known that the materials concerning Serebryakova were separated from the criminal case of her fellow countryman Sergey Sushilnikov. In June 2022, a criminal case was reportedly opened. Serebryakova was accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation due to her involvement with 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. On 22 July, she was charged and signed a covenant not to leave. On 11 July 2023, the court sentenced her to a four-year suspended sentence.
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.