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April 2, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Neverov and Others in Saransk

Over the course of five sessions, the court reviews recordings of conversations between Jehovah's Witnesses and persons who portrayed interest in the Bible. At the same time, the defendants themselves did not participate in such conversations. The defense repeatedly draws attention to the fact that…

April 1, 2025

Detention center

Case of Babayan in Samara

The believer is now in a 9-bed cell, where 7 people are currently being held. He has a respectful relationship with his cellmates. In terms of health, Samvel has no improvement.

March 31, 2025

Interrogation

Case of Knyazev and Others in Izhevsk

The defense petitions for the declassification of the identity of witness Lozhkin and his interrogation in the courtroom in the general order. The prosecutor objects, the judge refuses. The court is remotely interrogating Lozhkin, who attended meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses until 2019. He is…

March 31, 2025

Rosfinmonitoring

Case of Mironova in Chelyabinsk

Elena Mironova is included in the list of extremists of Rosfinmonitoring - her bank accounts are blocked.

March 30, 2025

Life in prison

Case of Chaykovsky and others in Moscow

Sergey Shatalov has a Bible. He also receives informative popular science magazines in the mail. Sergey maintains respectful relations with the administration and prisoners.

March 28, 2025

Prosecutor requested punishment

The case of Reshetnikov and Others in Gryazi

The prosecutor requested large fines for the defendants as a punishment: Podolin - 800 thousand rubles; Popras - 790 thousand rubles; Khmil - 750 thousand rubles; Kretov and Reshetnikov - 500 thousand rubles each; Vyrezkova and Morglang - 490 thousand rubles each and Perekatiy - 400 thousand rubles.…

March 26, 2025

Prohibition of certain actions

The case of Bashabayev and Others in Saratov

The court changes the restriction measure for Sergey Bagiyan, who was under house arrest for 11 months. A ban on certain actions has been established in relation to the believer.

March 26, 2025

Final statement

The Case of Sveshnikov in Kovrov

Referee: Natalia Novikova. Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Region (21 Shchorsa Street, Kovrov).

March 25, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of Kuzhelkov and Prokhorov in Kirsanov

Anton Kuzhelkov testifies. He says: "I am accused of singing religious songs. However, in his testimony, witness Tsyplakov said that the texts were not checked for extremist content. In addition, no one checked whether they were actually from the site that this witness was talking about. He said…

March 25, 2025

Final statement

The Case of Sakun in Kovrov

Referee: Artem Ozhev. Kovrov City Court of Vladimir Region (21 Shchorsa Street, Kovrov). Time: 14:00.

March 25, 2025

Prosecutor requested punishment

The Case of Skudaev in Kurgan

Referee: Yevgeniy Kolesov. Kurgan City Court of the Kurgan Region (35 Dzerzhinsky Street, Kurgan). Start: 13:30.

March 23, 2025

Detention center

The Case of Fomin in Cherkessk

Vladimir is feeling better, but chronic illnesses are making themselves felt. He is worried about his wife, from whom he has been separated for the second year. The believer is supported by letters from friends and thoughts from the Bible.

March 21, 2025

Final statement

The Case of Kalinnikova and Potapova in Kurilsk

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court (34 Bumazhnaya Street, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk). Referee: Maria Manaeva. Time: 14:30.

March 21, 2025

Detention center

The Case of Pushkov and Others in Tomsk

Judge of the Kirovskiy District Court of Tomsk Maria Tynyana sends all six believers to a pre-trial detention center for a period of 2 months.

March 20, 2025

Art. 282.2 (1)

Case of Ershov in Shadrinsk

The court reverses the decision to terminate the criminal prosecution of Ilya Yershov under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. On the same day, he was charged under this article and a recognizance agreement was taken from him.

March 20, 2025

Interrogation

Case of the Kosovs in Cherkessk

The investigator summons the Kosovs for questioning and presents them with a decision to bring them into custody. During the interrogation, the investigator asks if the couple know Albert Batchaev, whom he charged with extremism in 2020. Spouses are released on recognizance agreement.

March 20, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The Case of Kukavitsa in Birobidzhan

Vladlena Kukavitsa makes a remark, commenting on the prosecutor's statement that in conversations with Suvorova, the defendant read literature from the Federal List of Extremist Materials: "All the quotes I voiced were taken from the Bible, which I confirmed by presenting the court with quotations…

March 19, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case in Kingisepp

Interrogation of two witnesses in the case. One of them has never attended meetings of believers in Kingisepp and does not know the defendants personally. The second witness retracted part of the testimony given to the investigator earlier. He explained this by the fact that he was not ready for the…

March 19, 2025

Life in prison

The Case of Polosenko and Others in Samara

Danielyan, and a few days later Polosenko and Kuzyanin, were placed in a punishment cell. Aram was reprimanded for bringing a book to his workplace to pass the time — there are no orders at the sewing factory where he works.

March 18, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of Penskaya in Vyselki

The judge rejects the defense's motion to exclude the expert examination from the case file.

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