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Olopova Sona Andranikovna

Date of birth: April 18, 1987 (39 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  no prosecution
Pursuit stage:  end of prosecution
Sentence:  2 года принудительных работ
Date of sentencing:  January 25, 2024
Current location:  not in custody
Date of release:  July 7, 2025
Lists of persecuted:  Archive

Olopova Sona Andranikovna, born April 18, 1987, lives in the city of Tolyatti. On charges of committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in the activities of an extremist organisation") in connection with membership in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Russia, she was sentenced to 2 years of compulsory work. On April 3, 2024, the Samara Regional Court upheld the sentence. In June 2025, the court granted the motion for parole. She was released on July 7, 2025.

 

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11 Jul, 2025 | 12:42

Jehovah’s Witness Sona Olopova was released on parole