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Frequently Asked Questions

  • The unjust criminal prosecution creates many difficulties for believers, which for most remain "behind the scenes." Often, difficulties begin even before sentencing and continue after the sentence has been served. This article explains what is meant by the restrictions most often applied to believers. Read more
  • No. According to the Russian Government’s explanation, the Supreme Court banned the activities of legal entities that no longer exist, but not religion as such. Read more
  • The word “sect” has a narrow scientific and everyday meaning. None of them apply to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Why? Read more
  • Four facts that allow us to see the situation in a different light. Read more
  • Three reasons that formed the basis for all accusations of extremism. Read more
  • Evidence has accumulated that law enforcement officers and persons collaborating with them systematically plant printed publications at worship services. Why? Read more

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Imprisoned for Their Faith

Statistics on the current situation in Russia on December 15, 2024

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2024
Dec
17
First Instance Sentence
Case of Polyakevich and Skutelets in Pechora
Second appeal
The Case of Gobozev and Potapov in Votkinsk
19
Court of Cassation
Case of Zhukov and Others in Sevastopol
24
Prosecutor requested punishment
Case of Chemrov in Nazarovo
26
Court of Appeal
The Case of Maletskov and Chaplykina in Novosibirsk
2025
Jan
13
Prosecutor requested punishment
Case of Tokhtaev in Poronaysk
14
Final statement
The Case of Kocherova and Ovchinnikova in Knyaze-Volkonskoye
16
Closing arguments for the defense
Terebilov's second case in Kostroma

Prisoners of conscience

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Moscow: Ivanova Oksana, Kislaya Larisa, Korol Liliana, Murtuzov Zaur, Petrochenko Darya

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Larisa Kislaya
December 17, 2024
Moscow
Biography
Vitaliy Burik
November 13, 2024
Crimea
Biography
Zhanna Zhavoronkova
November 7, 2024
Nizhegorod Region
Biography
Екатерина Ольшевская
November 5, 2024
Amur Region
Biography
Nikolay Kononenko
November 1, 2024
Khabarovsk Territory
Biography
Lubov Serebryakova
October 31, 2024
Kemerovo Region
Biography
Dmitriy Zakharevich
October 30, 2024
Crimea
Biography
Mariya Ogoreva
October 29, 2024
Karachay-Cherkessia
Biography
Aleksandr Protasov
October 29, 2024
Chuvashia
Biography
Samvel Babayan
October 24, 2024
Samara Region
Biography
Aleksey Shcherbich
October 10, 2024
Stavropol Territory
Biography
Pavel Kupreev
October 8, 2024
Tatarstan
Biography
Yuliya Pasynkova
October 4, 2024
Karachay-Cherkessia
Biography
Tatyana Pasynkova
October 4, 2024
Karachay-Cherkessia
Biography
Yevgeniy Semenov
October 3, 2024
Karachay-Cherkessia
Biography
Anatoliy Yevtushenko
September 12, 2024
Krasnodar Territory
Biography
Natalya Novoseletskaya
September 10, 2024
Krasnodar Territory
Biography
Aleksandr Davydenko
September 10, 2024
Krasnodar Territory
Biography
Valeriy Knyazev
September 9, 2024
Udmurtia
Biography
Aleksandr Stefanidin
September 5, 2024
Udmurtia
Biography
Valeriy Tolmazov
September 4, 2024
Tver Region
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Maksim Barbazyuk
September 3, 2024
Tver Region
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Irina Ushakova
September 2, 2024
Krasnodar Territory
Biography
Nikolay Kupriyanskiy
September 2, 2024
Kursk Region
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Tamara Brattseva
August 30, 2024
Crimea
Biography
Vladimir Lepskiy
August 27, 2024
Krasnodar Territory
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Sergey Romanov
August 19, 2024
Chukotka Autonomous Area
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Aleksandr Kostyuk
August 16, 2024
Tver Region
Biography
Anastasiya Gaytur
August 5, 2024
Kurgan Region
Biography
Vitaliy Manuylov
July 30, 2024
Altai Territory

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In the Penal Colony, The Health of Andrey Vlasov From Prokopyevsk, Who is Disabled, is Deteriorating

Andrey Vlasov, 54, who is disabled, was sentenced to 7 years in a penal colony for his Christian beliefs. Due to a serious illness, he cannot manage without external help. The four-minute video tells what the believer has to face while waiting for the decision of the court of cassation. In May 2022, the Central District Court of Prokopyevsk found Andrey Vlasov guilty of organizing the activity of an extremist organisation and sentenced him to 7 years in a penal colony.
1:56

Jehovah’s Witnesses Under the Yoke of Repression — 2023 Overview

4:01

In the Penal Colony, The Health of Andrey Vlasov From Prokopyevsk, Who is Disabled, is Deteriorating

4:08

Arrested, Convicted, Served Time, Deported. What Is Occurring With Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia Based on Konstantin Bazhenov's Experience

4:00

The Brutal Attack by the Law Enforcers Did Not Break the Believers in Irkutsk

3:52

"After a Heart Attack, I Was Put Into a Cage in Handcuffs." The Story of the Persecution for Faith of Olga Opaleva and Her Son in Primorye

4:14

What Happened in Abakan? Details Around the Sentence that Sent a 70-Year-Old Woman and Her Son to Prison for Believing in Jehovah

9:26

70 years of Operation North - eyewitnesses and experts discuss the mass deportation of Jehovah's Witnesses in the USSR

4:18

Why are peace-loving individuals being framed as criminals? An engineer is being tried for his faith in the city of Krasnoyarsk

3:18

Kolyma 2.0. The Land of Trampled Freedom Once Again Becomes a Hotbed of Repression

4:47

The beating in the Orenburg colony did not break the believers and their families in Saratov

4:59

"I managed to tell my dad in his ear that I was proud of his resilience." The life of believers in Kaluga was divided into before and after

11:20

The Christensen case. A faith that is higher than prison walls

10:01

Ruthless Searches and Arrests of Believers in Kirov

10:33

Dzhankoy after the raid: how persecution cripples the lives of believers

2:51

Crimea: the rehabilitated is again subjected to repression (video)

7:48

How were believers in Russia turned into "extremists"?

6:54

Arrests of believers all over Russia

3:31

Results of the real estate court in Solnechnoye

2:02

Summary: What do they want to take away from Jehovah's Witnesses in Solnechnoye?

6:10

Seizure of foreign property by Russian authorities

1:22

A liturgical building that served for thousands of St. Petersburg believers was seized and sealed

1:45

Alexander Verkhovsky: "It would be better for the state not to embark on this slippery slope"

1:00

Evgenia Smagina: "Several alternative translations are an absolute blessing"

3:35

Nikolay Shaburov: "This is a translation of the Bible. Attempts to assert otherwise are simply ignorant."

1:47

Ekaterina Elbakyan: "By recognizing the translation as extremist, we recognize the text itself as extremist"

1:05

Andriy Desnitsky: "This is a matter for professionals and readers, not for the prosecutor's office and the court"

1:21

In the Stavropol region, a police raid on citizens during a picnic

9:12

Video: A wave of sectarian violence has swept the country

3:17

Video: Review of the trial to liquidate Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia

4:37

Jean-Marie Delarue: "In practice, this means that the fight is not against extremism, but against religion itself"

5:17

Mercedes Murillo Muñoz: "Our state has a lot of confidence in this religious group"

2:34

Consuelo Madrigal: "I don't consider Jehovah's Witnesses dangerous in any way"

1:21

Video: Jehovah's Witnesses in the Supreme Court. The first days of meetings

4:39

Reporting: Supreme Court hearings case banning religion of Jehovah's Witnesses

2:55

Richard Clayton: "A shocking example of how a bad law is being used for an even worse purpose"

3:39

Massimo Introvigne: "The only connection between Jehovah's Witnesses and violence is that they are victims of violence"

2:58

Heiner Bielefeldt: "If Jehovah's Witnesses are extremists, then we are all extremists"

3:20

Maksym Shevchenko: "This lawsuit violates the fundamental principles of freedom of conscience"

1:58

Annika Vitamar: "If Jehovah's Witnesses are extremists, then most versions of Christianity can be called the same"

4:07

Hubert Seiwert: "Prejudice against Jehovah's Witnesses is unfounded"

5:00

Vladimir Ryakhovsky: "It always started with Jehovah's Witnesses and then affected everyone"

2:34

Anatoly Pchelintsev: "Let's raise our voice in defense of Jehovah's Witnesses!"

2:12

Lyudmila Alekseeva: "Not just a mistake, but, I think, a crime"

3:10

Vasily Kalin's Urgent Video Message in Connection with the Lawsuit to Ban Jehovah's Witnesses

5:56

Video: An expert on extremism talks about his methods of work

3:49

The Ministry of Justice is launching a large-scale unscheduled inspection of the Jehovah's Witnesses Center. What does it mean?

4:35

Surveillance Cameras: Security Officers Plant Banned Books on Believers

3:19

A lawsuit to recognize the Bible as extremist. What do human rights activists say?

5:50

How law enforcers fabricate charges against Jehovah's Witnesses. Video footage from Sevastopol, Samara and Balakovo

4:39

Doctor of Medical Sciences on the benefits of surgery without blood transfusion

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