Case History
Three residents of Ivanovo were searched in November 2022. Against two, Sergey Solovyev and Yuriy Dementev, the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated a criminal case for their faith. The investigation considered reading the Bible with fellow believers to be participation in the activities of an extremist organization. In April 2025, another criminal case was opened against the men, this time for involvement in the activities of an extremist organization. The two cases were later merged into one, and the court began hearing it in July 2025. In April 2026, the verdict was announced: a fine of 600,000 rubles each.