Andrey Privalov

A resident of Abaza, Khakassia. On 23 October 2025, his home was searched in connection with a case on an extremist organisation. Following this, Privalov was detained and placed in a temporary detention facility in Uyara, and was subsequently taken into custody.

The man belongs to the Jehovah’s Witnesses community, which has been unjustly recognised as an extremist organisation and banned in the Russian Federation.