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July 26, 2024

Release from penal colony

The Case of Meleshko in Kholmskaya

May 23. At the request of the correctional colony, judge Nadezhda Kuchukova imposed administrative supervision on Vasiliy Meleshko. In addition to the restrictions imposed earlier, the believer is forbidden to leave the Abinsk district without the permission of the internal affairs bodies. In addition, the…

July 25, 2024

Case dismissed

The case of Samoilova and Others in Rybinsk

March 20. A. Grigoriev, investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Yaroslavl Region, terminates the case against the believers and withdraws their recognizance not to leave. The ruling states: "The…

July 11, 2024

Court of Appeal

Case of Kasabov in Tambov

By the ruling of the Tambov Regional Court, the verdict comes into force.

June 26, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Spirichev in Vyselki

About 15 people come to the hearing to support the believer. The state prosecutor reads out the written materials of the case, including the protocol of the search and the examination of religious scholar Pavel Boyko. The judge grants the motion of the state prosecutor to postpone the hearing due to…

June 25, 2024

Prosecutor requested punishment

The Case of Globa in Unecha

The prosecutor requests a three-year suspended sentence for the believer. "You have not had the opportunity to hear or read about the wonderful future of which the Bible is written. I am glad that I had the opportunity to talk about it," Yulia Globa makes her final statement. At the same session,…

June 25, 2024

Final statement

The Case of Petrenko in Gorno-Altaysk

Sergey Petrenko gives his last word in court.

June 19, 2024

Detention center

Case of Samsonov and Others in Neftekumsk

June 11. 52-year-old Jehovah's Witness Aleksey Shcherbich is detained. The next day, he reports that he is in the FSB department in Stavropol. It is already known that the believer's case has been separated into separate proceedings and he has been charged with organizing and financing the activities of an…

June 17, 2024

Retrial (court of first instance)

Case of Rumyantseva in Vyselki

The case is transferred to Judge Elizaveta Proskuryakova, and the hearings begin anew.

June 17, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of Dvurechenskiy in Vyselki

The case is referred to Judge Elizaveta Proskuryakova, in connection with which the hearings begin anew.

June 17, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of Irina Zinina in Vyselki

The case is referred to Judge Elizaveta Proskuryakova, in connection with which the hearings begin anew.

June 13, 2024

Life in prison

Case of Baranovskiy in Abakan

Roman Baranovsky is kept in a barracks, in which, in addition to him, there are about 80 other prisoners. His relationship with the administration and other prisoners is neutral. In the colony, the believer even received dental care. Roman tries not to lose heart, but he worries about his…

June 11, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The Case of Tutinova and Others in Elista

The judge resumes the judicial investigation. Sentencing is postponed.

May 31, 2024

Search

Case of Gaytur in Kurgan

Anastasia Gaitur, the daughter of Oleksandr Gaytur, is being searched. The believer himself is also in the apartment at this moment. He is seriously ill and cannot get out of bed. Investigator S.G. Ermolaev conducts the search for more than 4 hours, while personal belongings of believers are seized.…

May 29, 2024

Final statement

The Case of Sokolov in Zeya

"All attempts to prevent Jehovah's Witnesses from serving our God Jehovah will be unsuccessful," Yevgeny Sokolov speaks in court with his last word.

May 21, 2024

Case dismissed

Case of Petrenko in Berezniki

Investigator Redozubov issues a decision to terminate the criminal case against Valeriy Petrenko.

May 17, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The Case of Schitz in Lesosibirsk

Religious scholar Grigory Illarionov is being interrogated via videoconference. The prosecutor asks him to describe in detail the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses. The defense asks its questions. Then the prosecutor reads out excerpts from the phonetic examination of the recording of Valery…

May 9, 2024

Elderly

The Case of Reshetnikov and Others in Barnaul

May 3. The defendants make their final statement and ask the court to find them not guilty of extremism.

May 8, 2024

Life in prison

The Case of Voishchev in Maykop

Nikolay Voishchev receives the necessary medicines for his illness. He is retired and may not work. Nikolay has good relations with other prisoners, he is treated with respect, including because of his venerable age. The barracks where he lives is designed for 20 people. It has freedom of movement…

April 23, 2024

Prosecutor requested punishment

The Case of Ponomarenko and Others in Luchegorsk

The prosecutor requests real terms for four believers: 2 years for Nikolay Dikhtyar, 2.5 years for Andrey Lyakhov, Yuriy Ponomarenko and Oleg Sergeyev - 6 years each.

April 22, 2024

Complaints

The Case of Terebilov in Kostroma

The Kostroma Regional Court upholds the decision on Dmitry Terebilov's administrative claim against the decision of the Sverdlovsk District Court. The court refuses to declare unlawful the ban of the head of the colony on the practice of Terebilov's chosen religion. The lawyer explains what…

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