16 March 2020 Прочее After almost eight months of imprisonment in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Aleksandr Vavilov left the pre-trial detention center. Now he as well as Aleksey Oreshkov are on their own recognizance
2 March 2020 Прочее After more than seven months of certain prohibitions, the preventive measure against Maksim Zavrazhnov, of Nizhny Novgorod, was changed to a recognizance agreement
2 March 2020 Прочее Residents of Nizhny Novgorod were monitored and telephone conversations were tapped; as a result, criminal proceedings were instituted against four people for their beliefs
19 February 2020 Прочее On February 12, the Nizhegorod Regional Court transferred Aleksey Oreshkov from custody to house arrest. The believer has been detained for almost seven months
4 February 2020 Прочее Eduard Smirnov, programmer from Nizhniy Novgorod who was raised by a Bible-loving mother, accused of extremism due to his faith. His bio is online
4 February 2020 Прочее A cook moved from Moscow to Nizhniy Novgorod and faced religious repression there. Read Denis Tsarev’s bio
3 September 2019 Прочее State allowed a believer Alternative Civilian Service due to his faith, and then declared this faith criminal. Read Maksim Zavrazhnov’s bio
3 September 2019 Прочее In Nizhniy Novgorod, car technician and family head faces religious discrimination and criminal persecution. Oleg Konshin’s bio published
29 August 2019 Прочее Master of Sports of USSR charged with extremism because of his love for the Bible. Read Sergey Malyanov’s bio
27 August 2019 Прочее Aleksandr Vavilov has been in pretrial detention for more than a month for “arranging religioius speeches and worship.” What do we know about him?
27 August 2019 Прочее Musician Aleksey Oreshkov who takes care about his elderly mother thrown to jail because of his religious affiliation. Read his biography
27 August 2019 Прочее 52-year-old sewer Galina Abrosimova from Nizhniy Novgorod suspected of serious crime — choice of religion. What do we know about her?
27 August 2019 Прочее Peaceful milling-machine operator Vladimir Manushakyan treated as criminal because of his commitment to Bible testaments. His story is revealing
27 August 2019 Прочее In Nizhniy Novgorod, at least 11 peaceful citizens face jail because of their faith. Engineer Sergey Verhoturov is one of them. His bio is published
17 July 2019 Прочее Mass Raids Against Witnesses in Nizhny Novgorod Region On July 16 and 17, 2019, security forces conducted about 10 searches in the houses of Witnesses in Nizhny Novgorod and the town of Pavlovo (Nizhny Novgorod Region). In at least one instance, agents forced the residents to lie on the floor. Detained men and women were interrogated.
14 February 2017 Прочее In Nizhniy Novgorod, Police Rudely Disrupt Religious Service. Planting of Banned Brochure
