Search and Arrest in Vladikavkaz. Court Imprisoned Local Woman For Her Faith

On October 20, 2025, a resident of Vladikavkaz, Sabina Albegova, 26, was detained. The Investigative Committee accused the woman of extremism for participating in peaceful religious meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses. Two days later, the court sent the believer to a pre-trial detention center.

A few hours before Sabina's arrest, at six in the morning, the house of her husband's parents was searched. Electronic devices were seized from the owners and their guests. The task force was led by the investigator of the Investigative Committee Mikhail Tuaev.

After her arrest, Sabina Albegova was notified that she was suspected of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and sent to a temporary detention center in Vladikavkaz. On October 22, by court decision, the woman was imprisoned in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

According to available information, the criminal case against Sabina Albegova is related to another case that was opened against one of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladikavkaz back in January 2025.