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Cherepanov Yevgeny Konstantinovich

Date of birth: July 21, 2004 (21 years old)
City of residence: Ozyorsk
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Form of repression:  travel restrictions
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Current location:  not in custody
Lists of persecuted:  Current list of those persecuted without imprisonment ; Persecuted Jehova's Witnesses

Cherepanov Yevgeny Konstantinovich, born July 21, 2004, resident of the Chelyabinsk Oblast.

Accused under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Organisation of the activities of a religious organisation, in respect of which a decision has been made to liquidate in connection with the implementation of extremist activity”) in connection with membership in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses, banned in Russia.

He was held in custody from January 18 to April 8, 2025, when he was transferred to house arrest.

On December 15, 2025, he was released on his own recognizance.

  • List of Jehovah’s Witnesses Facing Prosecution (updated)

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