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August 22, 2024

Final statement

The Case of Salnikov in Magnitogorsk

"The advice and requirements for Christians, which are recorded in the Bible, are essentially anti-extremist. Therefore, my actions — the fact that I met with friends and studied the Bible — were not only peaceful, but also had nothing to do with extremism," Aleksandr Salnikov makes his final…

August 19, 2024

Art. 282.2 (2)

Glazov's case in Yaroslavl

A guilty verdict was passed: 2 years and 6 months of suspended imprisonment.

August 19, 2024

Life in prison

The Case of Danil Suvorov in Sochi

According to Danil Suvorov, the conditions of detention in the colony are normal. His health condition is not bad, but he needs dental treatment. Relations with prisoners are normal. Before him, other Jehovah's Witnesses who had earned a good reputation had already served time in this colony. Danil…

August 16, 2024

Court of Cassation

The Case of Sorokin and Zhukov in Yugorsk

Judge of the Seventh Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction D. V. Kurin refuses to review the appellate ruling. The case will continue to be considered by the court of first instance.

August 15, 2024

Apology from the prosecutor’s office

The Case of Gushchin in Mayskiy

August 7. The Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, represented by the Acting District Prosecutor A.G. Antyshev, makes an official apology to Kirill Gushchin in connection with the unjustified criminal prosecution under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.…

August 13, 2024

Final statement

The Case of Okhapkin in Kineshma

Andrey Okhapkin makes his last speech.

July 30, 2024

Final statement

The Case of Kononenko and Others in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur

The defendants make their final statements.

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 12, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Gadrshina in Vyselki

The court rejects the lawyer's statement submitted at the previous hearing about the investigator's violation of the terms of the investigation. The public defender submits a second motion to return the case to the prosecutor. It states that this criminal case was initiated unlawfully, since the…

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.

June 6, 2024

Court of Cassation

Second Case of Prianikov and Others in Karpinsk

April 10. The Seventh Court of Cassation refuses to consider the prosecutor's submission. The court agrees with the previous instances that the indictment does not contain essential elements of a crime sufficient to pass a sentence or other decision. The cassation considers the prosecutor's arguments…

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