Lydia Starostina
Lydia Starostina, born 1955, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of an extremist organization); “Lidia Starostina's case concerning an extremist organization”. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · Nizhny Novgorod · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
February 9, 2026 — persecution begins
Lidia Starostina's case concerning an extremist organization
Criminal case
Lidia Starostina's case concerning an extremist organization
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Full summary
A resident of Nizhny Novgorod. In February 2026, a case of extremist organisation was brought against her due to her involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters.
After the interrogation, she was released
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.