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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 10, 2024

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The Case of Tutinova and Others in Elista

June 5. The prosecutor asks for punishment: for Kishta Tutinova - 6 years probation with a probationary period of 4 years, for Tsagan Khalgaeva - 3 years probation with a probation period of 2 years, for Ekaterina Menkova - 2 years and 6 months probation with a probation period of 2 years. The debate of the…

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…

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 31, 2024

Search

The case of Gaytur in Kurgan

Under the pretext that a fire allegedly started at the neighbors' house, FSB officers in masks and with machine guns to Gaitur's apartment. The search is carried out under the leadership of investigator Ermolaev with the participation of detectives S. Y. Glushkov and A. S. Shtrekker. It lasts more…

May 31, 2024

Search

The case of Kamshilova in Kurgan

At 6:30 a.m., the law enforcement officers, having knocked down the gate on Kamshilova's property, invaded her house. They are concentrated in different rooms, so Irina and her daughter have no way to keep track of who is doing what. Electronic devices and personal records were seized from the…

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…

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