Published on 17 April 2023
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 15280/18
Atsamaz Taymurazovich BEKOYEV and Others against Russia
and 32 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 27 March 2023
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applications concern the prosecution and conviction of members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia, and the banning of their organisations and religious literature, on extremism charges.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. In cases concerning the banning of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious literature as “extremist” publications and the prosecution of individual applicants and local religious organisations for their “dissemination”, has there been a violation of Article 9 of the Convention read in the light of Article 10?
2. In cases concerning the forced dissolution of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious organisations for “extremist” teachings and the prosecution and conviction of individual applicants for “continuing the activities of the banned extremist associations”, has there been a violation of Article 9 of the Convention read in the light of Article 11?
APPENDIX
List of cases (all the applicants have been represented by a legal team led by Dr Petr Muzny, Geneva, Switzerland):
No.
Application No.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
1.
15280/18
Bekoyev and Others v. Russia
22/03/2018
Atsamaz Taymurazovich BEKOYEV
1973
Tskhinval
Russian
WATCH TOWER BIBLE PENNSYLVANIA
1900
Tuxedo Park
USA
Arkadiy Alekseyevich GOBOZOV
1967
Tskhinval
Russian
Alik Taymurazovich TADTAYEV
1981
Tskhinval
Russian
2.
20519/18
Markin and Trofimov v. Russia
03/05/2018
Roman Nikolayevich MARKIN
1974
Polyarnyy
Russian
Viktor Fedorovich TROFIMOV
1957
Polyarniy
Russian
3.
29296/18
Kirov LRO and Dmitriyevykh v. Russia
15/06/2018
KIROV LRO
1999
Kirov
Russian
Aleksey Ivanovich DMITRIYEVYKH
1977
Kirov
Russian
4.
29779/18
Suvorov and Others v. Russia
26/06/2018
Aleksandr Gennadyevich SUVOROV
1980
Orenburg
Russian
Natalya Nikolayevna SUVOROVA
1975
Podgorodnyaya Pokrovka
Russian
Vladimir Yuryevich KOCHNEV
1979
Orenburg
Russian
Galina Alekseyevna KOCHNEVA
1900
Orenburg
Russian
Vladislav Sergeyevich KOLBANOV
1992
Orenburg
Russian
Elvira Ismailovna KOLBANOVA
1900
Orenburg
Russian
Yuliya Sergeyevna KOLBANOVA
1998
Orenburg
Russian
Olga Timofeyevna SANDU
1984
Orenburg
Russian
Sergey Viktorovich LOGUNOV
1962
Orenburg
Russian
Larisa Yuryevna LOGUNOVA
1971
Orenburg
Russian
Pavel Aleksandrovich LEKONTSEV
1981
Orenburg
Russian
Aleksey Nikolayevich MATVEYEV
1983
Orenburg
Russian
Oksana Valeryevna MATVEYEVA
1988
Orenburg
Russian
Nikolay Nikolayevich ZHUGIN
1976
Stepanovskiy
Russian
Maksim Borisovich ANDREYEV
1971
Orenburg
Russian
Irina Aleksandrovna ANDREYEVA
1973
Orenburg
Russian
Boris Maksimovich ANDREYEV
1992
Orenburg
Russian
Yana Valeryvna ANDREYEVA
1993
Orenburg
Russian
Tatyana Maksimovna ANDREYEVA
1996
Orenburg
Russian
Anatoliy Nikolayevich VICHKITOV
1974
Orenburg
Russian
Igor Nikolayevich DANISH
1968
Orenburg
Russian
Tatyana Aleksandrovna ZINCHENKO
1963
Orenburg
Russian
5.
32532/18
Polyakovy v. Russia
28/08/2018
Sergey Valeryevich POLYAKOV
1972
St Petersburg
Russian
Anastasiya Andreyevna POLYAKOVA
1984
St Petersburg
Russian
6.
40768/18
Klimov v. Russia
21/08/2018
Sergey Gennadyevich KLIMOV
1970
Volgskiy
Russian
7.
42412/18
Puyda and Others v. Russia
04/09/2018
Ivan Grigoryevich PUYDA
1978
Khabarovsk
Russian
Konstantin Nikolayevich PETROV
1986
Magadan
Russian
Yevgeniy Anatolyevich ZYABLOV
1977
Magadan
Russian
Sergey Liviyevich YERKIN
1953
Magadan
Russian
8.
52867/18
Britvin and Levchuk v. Russia
01/11/2018
Sergey Alekseyevich BRITVIN
1965
Berezovskiy
Russian
Vadim Anatolyevich LEVCHUK
1972
Berezovskiy
Russian
9.
53075/18
Jehovas Zeugen In Deutschland and Others v. Russia
08/11/2018
JEHOVAS ZEUGEN IN DEUTSCHLAND
2006
Berlin
Germany
WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
1909
Wallkill
USA
WATCH TOWER BIBLE PENNSYLVANIA
1900
Tuxedo Park
USA
JEHOVAN TODISTAJAT
1945
Vantaa
Finland
10.
58321/18
Bazhenov and Others v. Russia
30/11/2018
Konstantin Viktorovich BAZHENOV
1975
Saratov
Russian
Aleksey Vladimirovich BUDENCHUK
1982
Shirokoye
Russian
Feliks Khasanovich MAKHAMMADIYEV
1984
Saratov
Russian
11.
223/19
Moskalenko v. Russia
18/12/2018
Valeriy Vasilyevich MOSKALENKO
1967
Khabarovsk
Russian
12.
2799/19
Barmakin v. Russia
04/01/2019
Dmitriy Viktorovich BARMAKIN
1974
Zolotaya Dolina
Russian
13.
5724/19
Sorokina and Troshina v. Russia
22/01/2019
Nataliya Igorevna SOROKINA
1975
Sychevka
Russian
Mariya Vladimirovna TROSHINA
1977
Sychevka
Russian
14.
15224/19
Batukhtin and Others v. Russia
18/03/2019
Yevgen Anatoliyovych BATUKHTIN
1960
Karlo-Marksovo
Ukrainian
WATCH TOWER BIBLE PENNSYLVANIA
1900
Tuxedo Park
USA
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych GERBUT
1957
Bulavinke
Ukrainian
Mykola Mykhaylovych GRYNEVYCH
1956
Donetsk
Ukrainian
Andriy Oleksandrovych YEFREMOV
1963
Olkhovatka
Ukrainian
15.
19539/19
Oniszczuk and Others v. Russia
02/04/2019
Andrzej ONISZCZUK
1968
Kirov
Polish
Maksim Valeryevich KHALTURIN
1974
Kirov
Russian
Vladimir Aleksandrovich KOROBEYNIKOV
1952
Kirov
Russian
Andrey Sergeyevich SUVORKOV
1993
Kirov
Russian
Yevgeniy Anatolyevich SUVORKOV
1978
Kirov
Russian
16.
31683/19
Watch Tower Bible and Track Society of Pennsylvania v. Russia
07/06/2019
WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACK SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA
New York
USA
17.
53503/19
Skrynnikov v. Russia
09/10/2019
Sergey Vladimirovich SKRYNNIKOV
1962
Stanovoy Kolodez
Russian
18.
60363/19
Buglak v. Russia
08/11/2019
Irina Gennadyevna BUGLAK
1975
Partizansk
Russian
19.
61404/19
Makhnev v. Russia
22/11/2019
Roman Sergeyevich MAKHNEV
1976
Kaluga
Russian
20.
65002/19
Karpova and Others v. Russia
17/12/2019
Mariya Viktorovna KARPOVA
1980
Neftegorsk
Russian
Marat Nazimovich ABDULGALIMOV
1991
Makhachkala
Russian
Arsen Nazimovich ABDULLAYEV
1979
Orta-Stal
Russian
Anton Olegovich DERGALEV
1985
Pyatigorsk
Russian
21.
14706/20
Bazhenov and Others v. Russia
16/03/2020
Konstantin Viktorovich BAZHENOV
1975
Saratov
Russian
Aleksey Vladimirovich BUDENCHUK
1982
Shirokoye
Russian
Feliks Khasanovich MAKHAMMADIYEV
1984
Saratov
Russian
Roman Aleksandrovich GRIDASOV
1978
Saratov
Russian
Gennadiy Vasilyevich GERMAN
1969
Saratov
Russian
Aleksey Petrovich MIRETSKIY
1975
Saratov
Russian
22.
20354/20
Moskalenko v. Russia
18/05/2020
Valeriy Vasilyevich MOSKALENKO
1967
Khabarovsk
Russian
23.
35582/20
Klimov v. Russia
11/08/2020
Sergey Gennadyevich KLIMOV
1970
Volgskiy
Russian
24.
51125/20
Ivashin v. Russia
18/11/2020
Igor Nikolayevich IVASHIN
1976
Lensk
Russian
25.
53357/20
Filatov v. Russia
25/11/2020
Sergey Viktorovich FILATOV
1972
Dzhankoy
Russian
26.
53767/20
Gerasimov v. Russia
02/12/2020
Artem Vyacheslavovich GERASIMOV
1985
Yalta
Russian
27.
2433/21
Polevodov and Kim v. Russia
28/12/2020
NIkolay Yuryevich POLEVODOV
1970
Khabarovsk
Russian
Stanislav Viktorovich KIM
1968
Khabarovsk
Russian
28.
16437/21
Alushkin and Others v. Russia
15/03/2021
Vladimir Aleksandrovich ALUSHKIN
1964
Penza
Russian
Tatyana Sergeyevna ALUSHKINA
1963
Penza
Russian
Galiya Anvarovna OLKHOVA
1970
Rtishchevo
Russian
29.
31747/21
Savelyev v. Russia
14/06/2021
Yuriy Prokopyevich SAVELYEV
1954
Novosibirsk
Russian
30.
32118/21
Kutsenko v. Russia
09/06/2021
Vadim Aleksandrovich KUTSENKO
1989
Usolye-Sibirskoye
Russian
31.
36930/21
Chaykovskiy and Others v. Russia
13/07/2021
Ivan Stepanovich CHAYKOVSKIY
1955
Moscow
Russian
Yuriy Yevgenyevich CHERNYSHEV
1963
Moscow
Russian
Yekaterina Yuryevna CHERNYSHEVA
1968
Moscow
Russian
Vitaliy Viktorovich KOMAROV
1976
Moscow
Russian
Yelena Nikolayevna KOMAROVA
1975
Moscow
Russian
32.
3673/22
Ivshin v. Russia
06/01/2022
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich IVSHIN
1957
Kholmskaya
Russian
33.
14662/22
Baranovskiye v. Russia
25/02/2022
Roman Lyubomirovich BARANOVSKIY
1974
Abakan
Russian
Valentina Ivanovna BARANOVSKAYA
1951
Abakan
Russian