Svetlana Zaliaeva
Svetlana Zaliaeva, born 1975, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 150 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a minor in committing a crime as part of a criminal group or in committing a serious…); Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk”. 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
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Karpinsk · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 150 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a minor in committing a crime as part of a criminal group or in committing a serious crime
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
She participated in the activities of an extremist organisation, involved others in the activities of an extremist organisation, involved minors in the activities of a criminal group
Latest event
January 21, 2026 — persecution ends
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
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk
Criminal case
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk
- Case number
- 1-11/2021 (1-184/2020;)
Other defendants in the case
- Venera Dulova — At large
- Daria Dulova — At large
- Ruslan Zaliaev — At large
- Alexandr Prianikov — At large
- Anastasia Prianikova — At large
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karpinsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 30 March 2020, a search was carried out at the home of Zaliaeva and her husband. On 19 May, criminal proceedings were initiated against Zaliaeva on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation, and she was placed under a travel restriction. It later emerged that additional charges were brought against Zaliaeva for involving others in the organisation’s activities and for recruiting minors into a criminal group. On 9 August 2023, the court returned the case to the прокуратура. In March 2025, the investigation was terminated.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 150 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.