Biography
In November 2021, the house of Aleksey Pasynkov and his wife Yuliya, who live in Stavropol and are raising a disabled son, was invaded by security forces. The head of the family was suspected of extremism only because of his faith in Jehovah God. At the same time, searches were carried out at the homes of Aleksey's brothers in Karachay-Cherkessia. Later, in the summer of 2024, criminal cases on similar charges were opened against Aleksey's wife, Yuliya, and his mother, Tatyana.
Aleksey was born in February 1988 in Moscow. In 1989, he moved with his parents from Moscow to Tashkent (Uzbekistan), then the family lived for some time in Kazakhstan, and in 1998, Tatyana and her two sons moved to their parents in Karachay-Cherkessia, where Aleksey's younger brother was soon born. The mother raised her sons alone, as the father left the family when the woman was pregnant with her third child. Her middle son was then only 1.5 years old, and Aleksey was 10.
As a child, Aleksey was fond of basketball and played table tennis. Right after high school, he got a job. He works as a plumber and is engaged in the decoration of houses and apartments.
Mother was the first in the family to start studying the Bible in 1997 in Kazakhstan. Three years later, she made the decision to live according to Bible principles. Soon Aleksey also embarked on the Christian path. He recalls: "I was impressed by how kind Jehovah's Witnesses were to each other."
Aleksey lived for 6 years in Sol-Iletsk (Orenburg region), and now lives with his wife and son in Stavropol. Since November 2013, he has been married to Yuliya, who shares his views on life. She is a master of manicure by profession, but now she devotes all her time to caring for a disabled child, who is completely dependent on the help of her parents.
The persecution seriously affected the already difficult life of the Pasynkov family. Since they live in Stavropol, and the criminal case was initiated in Karachay-Cherkessia, trips to another region take time and money from Aleksey. He fails to carry out enough orders at work, as the investigator can call him at any time. The couple are also worried about how the criminal prosecution will affect their child's life. Going to the store, clinic or any institution for a boy is possible only in the presence of one of the parents.
Aleksey's relatives are also concerned about what is happening, they are especially worried that depending on what the persecution of the Pasynkovs will result in, the child may grow up without the support of his parents.