Valentina Ermilova

A resident of Blagoveshchensk. In August 2021, Ermilova was charged with participation in the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with her involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters. A signature of non-departure was taken. On 6 December 2024, Ermilova was sentenced to two and a half years of forced labour.