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July 27, 2026

Court of Cassation

The Case of Khamatshin in Chelyabinsk

July 15. The Seventh Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction in Chelyabinsk denied Maksim Khamatshin's cassation appeal against the verdict. The believer will remain in the penal colony. Maksim declared his Christian beliefs in court and called extremism "a serious sin." The defense pointed to the absence…

July 23, 2026

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The Case of Privalova in Simferopol

Three witnesses for the prosecution are being questioned, two of whom work for the FSB and the Center for Counteracting Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. All of them state that the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses is not banned in Russia. FSB officer Latyshev, when asked whether the…

July 22, 2026

Life in prison

The Case of Gromov in Kazan

In the penal colony, Sergey lives in a room with eight people. The other inmates treat him with respect. The administration has no complaints about him. There is a television in the unit. The local store allows purchases of up to 10,000 rubles per month. After another mail inspection, Sergey was…

July 21, 2026

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Kocheva in Birobidzhan

The court reviews video recordings of meetings for worship. The prosecutor repeatedly pauses the playback, noting episodes involving Kocheva. Natalya comments on a fragment where the Bible book of Revelation is discussed: "Believers are peacefully sharing how they understand it — without calls for…

July 20, 2026

Life in prison

The Case of Derendyaev and Others in Izhevsk

Maksim tries to stay physically fit. There is a pull-up bar and parallel bars in the yard, and over the past 6 months he has become stronger physically. At the same time, he notes that his vision has worsened slightly. Some time ago, Maksim was also able to see a dentist. In the penal colony, the…

July 20, 2026

Court of Appeal

The Case of Sirotkin in Tambov

Tambov Regional Court Upholds the Verdict — 6 Years' Imprisonment.

July 19, 2026

Life in prison

The Case of Yakovlev in Sosnovoborsk

Yuriy is again working as a baker in the penal colony. His shift begins at 5:00 a.m.; there are no days off, but this does not bother him — he is happy to work. The dental treatment, which lasted nearly 2 years, is finished. Yuriy is pleased with the result: the dentures were made carefully and look…

July 17, 2026

Temporary detention facility

The Case of Barsukov and Yeliseyev in Slavgorod

After the verdict was announced, Sergey Barsukov and Alik Yeliseev were taken to the temporary detention facility, and then transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1 in Barnaul. The process took about a month. Sergey is held in the old building of the pretrial detention center, in a cramped…

July 16, 2026

Life in prison

The Case of Kupriyanskiy and Others in Kursk

The hardships of life under strict detention conditions do not unsettle Nikolay Kupriyanskiy. For his 40th wedding anniversary, the believer received about 500 letters with congratulations.

July 15, 2026

Final statement

The Case of Fedorov in Petrozavodsk

"I believe in people, in their good qualities." Sergey Fedorov delivers his final statement in court.

July 15, 2026

Forced hospitalization

The Case of Tazyrov and Others in Ufa

Mariya Gareeva is being discharged from the hospital.

July 15, 2026

Retrial (court of first instance)

The Second Case of Postnikov in Birobidzhan

The court is reviewing covert operational recordings of meetings for worship held in homes. In one of them, the conversation is about how to share the Bible hope with homeless people. Oleg Postnikov expresses confusion that the prosecutor’s office considers these actions extremist. He also…

July 14, 2026

Detention center

The Case of Tolmazov and Others in Tver

Aleksandr Kostyuk has been held in a pretrial detention center for almost 5 months. In early July, he receives a short visit from his wife and daughter. The family communicates through glass, by telephone. According to his wife, the believer remains confident. The ability to read the Bible and…

July 13, 2026

Court of Appeal

The Case of Dmitriyev and Sergeechev in Adygeysk

The court of appeal took Dmitriyev's military awards into account as a mitigating circumstance but upheld the sentence — 4 years' imprisonment. The punishment for Yuriy Sergeechev also remained unchanged — a 4-year suspended sentence. The decision enters into force.

July 13, 2026

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The Case of Repin and Others in Ozersk

The court is questioning Ildar Bagautdinov, the key witness for the prosecution. According to him, in December 2022 he voluntarily entered into an agreement with FSB officers in order to collect information about Jehovah's Witnesses. For two years, he secretly made audio recordings of conversations…

July 11, 2026

Life in prison

The Case of Ursu in Dzhankoy

Viktor is held in a barracks designed for about 50 people. Because of his age (Ursu is 61), he was moved from the upper to the lower bunk. The believer leads morning exercises for the inmates. The barracks has only cold water. The banya is available twice a week. Viktor has arrhythmia; he has the…

July 11, 2026

Detention center

The Volkov and Others Case in Shchyolkovo

Sergey Volkov is held in pretrial detention center No. 11 in Noginsk. He spent the first 5 days in a damp solitary cell. After that, he was transferred to a shared cell, where there are 6 beds for 7 people. The believer has his own sleeping place on the lower bunk. Relations with his cellmates are…

July 10, 2026

Transfer of a prisoner

The Case of Burik in Kerch

Vitaliy Burik is held in penal colony No. 12 for the Volgograd Region.

July 10, 2026

Prosecutor requested punishment

Case of Savkina in Birobidzhan

The prosecutor is seeking a sentence of 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony for Irina Savkina, with a restriction of freedom for 6 months. Irina is a single mother raising a minor daughter.

July 10, 2026

Recognizance agreement

The Case of Bagin and Others in Mayna

The preventive measure for all six defendants — Timoshchenko, Gorev, Bagin, Zhukov, Sharov, and Gorokhov — has been changed by the court from house arrest to a recognizance agreement. The electronic monitoring bracelets were removed from the believers.

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