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September 9, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Gubin in Birobidzhan

Yulia Tsykina, judge of the Birobidzhan District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region, finds Andrey Gubin guilty and sentences him to 2 years and 6 months of probation, 2 years of probation and 1 year of restriction of freedom for reading the Bible.

July 29, 2021

Closing arguments for the defense

Case of Guzeva in Birobidzhan

In the debate, Anstasia Guzeva's lawyer and the believer herself take the floor. In her speech, Guzeva notes that during the court hearings it was proved that there was no crime in the actions that are imputed to her. Anastasia explains why she did not stop professing the faith of Jehovah's…

July 28, 2021

Court of Appeal

Case of Shut in Razdolnoye

The hearing on the appeal of Lyudmila Shut is postponed again due to the fact that the believer continues treatment for pneumonia.

July 16, 2021

Search

The case of Ortanova and others in Mayskoye

Searches are being conducted in at least three homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Mayskoye. The security forces seize the personal belongings of believers, some are taken to the police station, and then released. Armed officers of the FSB and the Center for Countering Extremism, accompanied by riot…

July 2, 2021

Court of Appeal

Case of Sorokina and Troshina in Sychevka

Appeal hearings are postponed to September 15.

July 1, 2021

First Instance Sentence

The case of Suvorov in Chelyabinsk

Judge of the Metallurgichesky District Court of Chelyabinsk, Oksana Mitina, finds the elderly believer guilty of organizing the activities of a banned organization and sentences him to 6 years of suspended imprisonment with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to leadership and…

June 23, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Moiseyenko in Zeya

Konstantin Moiseyenko testifies in his defense. A petition is filed to study the decisions of the ECHR regarding Jehovah's Witnesses, the Opinions of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and the working group on arbitrary meetings of the UN, the conclusions of various expert…

June 18, 2021

Died during investigation

Case of Mamykina in Arkhangelsk

It becomes known that Kaleria Mamykina died from complications caused by COVID-19. She did not wait for the results of her rehabilitation, which would have included an official apology from the prosecutor, compensation for material and moral damage. In November 2019, senior investigator Lieutenant…

June 11, 2021

Search

Kazakov's case in Kyzyl

At 8 o'clock in the morning in Krasnoyarsk, a search is being conducted at the place of registration of Alexander Kazakov. The operation is led by police captain Viktor Petrenko, an operative of the CPE of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tuva, accompanied by two employees of the…

June 3, 2021

Prosecutor requested punishment

Case of Scholner in Birobidzhan

During the debate, the prosecutor requests for Tatyana Sholner a sentence of 4 years in prison to be served in a penal colony of general regime, followed by restriction of freedom for a period of 2 years and other restrictions (not to change the place of residence without notifying the specialized…

May 20, 2021

Court of Appeal

The Case of the Syrykh in Kaltan

Judge of the Kemerovo Regional Court B. V. Korshunov satisfies the appeal of Vitaly Syrykh against the measure of restraint and releases him from house arrest on his own recognizance.

May 14, 2021

Prosecutor requested punishment

Case of Ponomarenko in Rostov-on-Don

The court proceeds to the stage of deliberations. The prosecutor requests a sentence of 2 years probation and 1 year of probation for the elderly believer.

April 30, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Vilitkevich in Ufa

Another prosecution witness, a 31-year-old woman, is being questioned. She cannot recall her own testimony given earlier and asks the court to read it out. Also, the witness is confused in describing the circumstances and events related to the case. The woman says that she never met Anatoly…

April 26, 2021

Prosecutor requested punishment

Case of Popov and Eremeev in Novosibirsk

The debate of the parties is taking place. The prosecutor requests a punishment for Vitaliy Popov for believing in God: 6 years in prison with deprivation of the right to hold public service positions related to the exercise of the function of a representative of the authorities or the performance…

April 21, 2021

Court of Cassation

Case of Metsger in Perm

The Seventh Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction in Chelyabinsk, chaired by Judge Dmitry Kurin, leaves unchanged the verdict and the appellate ruling to Alexei Metzger.

March 31, 2021

Search

The case of Baykalov and Others in Abakan

Three operatives, accompanied by two witnesses, from 20:30 to 22:00 conduct a search in the home of Pyotr Bozykov. Personal records, electronic devices and data carriers are seized from the believer.

March 4, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Reznichenko in Zeya

The last, 9th volume of the materials of the criminal case is read out: characteristics and thanks from the place of work of Vasily Reznichenko, a veteran of labor of the USSR, a characteristic from the district police officer and the conclusion of the medical commission on various chronic diseases.…

February 19, 2021

Elderly

Case of Zayshchuk in Vladivostok

Due to the serious illness of Elena Zayshchuk, the case against her was suspended.

February 11, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Suvorova in Chelyabinsk

At the hearing, the prosecutor reads out the testimony of prosecution witnesses. The witnesses themselves are not present in court, and their whereabouts are unknown. Valentina Suvorova speaks with her attitude to the accusation. The judge allows her to read out the testimony while sitting, due to…

January 29, 2021

Court of Appeal

Case of Zelenskiy and Others in Ulyanovsk

Khoren Khachikyan speaks in the Ulyanovsk Regional Court with the last word and asks the court to acquit him, since he has nothing to do with extremism. The Ulyanovsk Regional Court, having considered the appeals of 6 believers and the prosecutor's submission, reclassifies the article of the charge…

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