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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Below are quotes from statements by Russian and foreign governmental, political, and public organizations condemning the repressions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. 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 1, 2023

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The case of Balabkin in Belogorsk
Prosecutor requested punishment
The case of Brilkov in Prokopyevsk
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Prosecutor requested punishment
The case of Ponomarenko and others in Luchegorsk

Prisoners of conscience

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Altaisky Territory: Lukin Sergey Sakhalin Region: Kalinnikova Olga, Potapova Larisa Saratov Region: Bashabaev Anton, Vasilyev Aleksey, Yefremov Aleksey Yaroslavl Region: Lebedev Dmitriy

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Galina Komissarova
December 4, 2023
Samara Region
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Vladimir Moiseyenko
November 29, 2023
Rostov Region
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Ilia Buryi
November 23, 2023
Mari El
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Rimma Popova
November 16, 2023
Karachay-Cherkessia
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Dmitriy Ignatov
November 14, 2023
Oryol Region
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Andrey Shurygin
November 13, 2023
Chelyabinsk Region
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Salekh Mamedov
November 9, 2023
Crimea
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Yevgeniy Bushev
October 26, 2023
Chelyabinsk Region
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Valeriy Klokov
October 9, 2023
Altaisky Territory
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Aleksandr Kopylets
October 5, 2023
Crimea
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Roman Khorikov
October 3, 2023
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area
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Roman Gumenyuk
October 2, 2023
Sakhalin Region
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Oleg Katamov
September 28, 2023
Tver Region
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Mikhail Sveshnikov
September 22, 2023
Vladimir Region
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Aleksandr Popov
September 21, 2023
Vladimir Region
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Yelena Kozhevnikova
September 20, 2023
Samara Region
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Andrey Glazov
September 20, 2023
Yaroslavl Region
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Yelena Yurenkova
September 18, 2023
Samara Region
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Pavel Brilkov
September 18, 2023
Kemerovo Region
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Yuriy Khorikov
September 14, 2023
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area
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Sona Olopova
September 14, 2023
Samara Region
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Kirill Severinchik
September 12, 2023
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area
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Oksana Chausova
September 11, 2023
Kursk Region
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Aleksandr Shchetinin
September 8, 2023
Tver Region
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Viktor Ursu
September 8, 2023
Crimea
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Yuliya Globa
September 7, 2023
Bryansk Region
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Radion Shitov
September 7, 2023
Khabarovsk Territory
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Nikolay Kovadnev
September 5, 2023
Khabarovsk Territory
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Marina Voytko
September 4, 2023
Khabarovsk Territory
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Dmitriy Chausov
August 31, 2023
Kursk Region

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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.
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In the Penal Colony, The Health of Andrey Vlasov From Prokopyevsk, Who is Disabled, is Deteriorating
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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
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"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
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What Happened in Abakan? Details Around the Sentence that Sent a 70-Year-Old Woman and Her Son to Prison for Believing in Jehovah
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70 years of Operation North - eyewitnesses and experts discuss the mass deportation of Jehovah's Witnesses in the USSR
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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
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The beating in the Orenburg colony did not break the believers and their families in Saratov
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"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

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The Christensen case. A faith that is higher than prison walls
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Ruthless Searches and Arrests of Believers in Kirov
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Dzhankoy after the raid: how persecution cripples the lives of believers

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Crimea: the rehabilitated is again subjected to repression (video)
7:48

How were believers in Russia turned into "extremists"?
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Arrests of believers all over Russia
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Results of the real estate court in Solnechnoye
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Summary: What do they want to take away from Jehovah's Witnesses in Solnechnoye?
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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"
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Nikolay Shaburov: "This is a translation of the Bible. Attempts to assert otherwise are simply ignorant."
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Ekaterina Elbakyan: "By recognizing the translation as extremist, we recognize the text itself as extremist"
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Andriy Desnitsky: "This is a matter for professionals and readers, not for the prosecutor's office and the court"

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In the Stavropol region, a police raid on citizens during a picnic
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Video: A wave of sectarian violence has swept the country
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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
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"

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Anatoly Pchelintsev: "Let's raise our voice in defense of Jehovah's Witnesses!"
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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
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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
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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
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Doctor of Medical Sciences on the benefits of surgery without blood transfusion