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Roman Makhnyov

Roman Makhnyov, a Jehovah's Witness detained in a raid in Kaluga, has accused FSB officers of torturing him and depriving him of food. He claims prohibited literature was planted in his home during the search.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · OCT 8, 2026

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Russia · Art. 207.3 · military "fakes"
Russia · Art. 280.3 · "discrediting" the army
Russia · Art. 205.2 · justification of terrorism
Russia · Art. 275 · high treason
Russia · Art. 275.1 · confidential cooperation with a foreign state
Russia · Art. 205.5 · participation in a terrorist organization
Russia · Art. 282.2 · participation in an extremist organization
Russia · Art. 280 · calls to extremism
Russia · Art. 354.1 · rehabilitation of Nazism
Russia · Art. 205 · terrorist act
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