Aisulu Tastaibekova
Aisulu Tastaibekova, born 1972, Tomsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Jehovah's Witnesses' case in Tomsk”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Tomsk Oblast · Tomsk · Office workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since March 21, 2025
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participation in "extremist" organisations
Latest event
March 24, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Tomsk Oblast
· Persecution begins
Jehovah's Witnesses' case in Tomsk
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Jehovah's Witnesses' case in Tomsk
- Case number
- 1-360/2026
Other defendants in the case
- Evgenii Abramov — Imprisoned
- Yana Abramova — Imprisoned
- Gonhi Jahi — Imprisoned
- Evgenii Dodolin — Imprisoned
- Tatiana Dodolina — Imprisoned
- Anton Novopashin — Imprisoned
- Yuri Pichugin — Imprisoned
- Andrei Plekhanov — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Pushkov — Imprisoned
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
634510, Россия, Томская область, г. Томск, ул. Пушкина, 48, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Томской области, Тастайбекова Айсулу Зинулаевна, 1972 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of Tomsk. On March 20, 2025, she was detained following a search, and the next day taken into custody on charges of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation due to her involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities, such as holding meetings and worship services, and engaging new followers.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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