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Gonhi Venance Jahi

Date of birth: November 18, 1998 (27 years old)
Occupation: студенчество
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Tomsk Oblast

Jahi Gonhi, a citizen of Côte d'Ivoire, a student. Accused under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Organization of the activities of an extremist organization") in connection with his alleged membership in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses, banned in Russia. Has been in custody since May 31, 2025.