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August 8, 2025

Transfer of a prisoner

The Case of Zhigalov and Kudinov in Sevastopol

Sergey Zhigalov is in penal colony No. 1 for the Yaroslavl Region.

August 7, 2025

Interrogation

Case of Gadrshina in Vyselki

Linguistic expert Elena Ryadchikova is being questioned, whom the defense accuses of gross violations: the text of the conclusion contains 12 references to non-existent transcripts, 15 quotes without indicating the sources, as well as cases of word substitution and distortion of wording. On this…

August 6, 2025

Final statement

Case of Neverov and Others in Saransk

Mikhail Shevchuk gives his final statement.

August 6, 2025

Prosecutor requested punishment

The Case of Kovadnev and Others in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

The prosecutor demands 7 years in a penal colony for Dorofeev, Kovadnev and Shitov. For the other defendants — 4 years imprisonment.

August 6, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of Ushakov and Others in Vyselki

Linguistic expert Elena Ryadchikova is being interrogated. She acknowledges that she does not have the status of a state forensic expert. During the interrogation, the specialist explains: the concept of a sect for her is "everything that is not Orthodoxy." She claims that she cannot establish the…

August 5, 2025

Transfer of a prisoner

The Case of Saparov in Maykop

Nikolay Saparov is in the pretrial detention facility located at Penal Colony No. 1 for the Republic of Adygea.

August 5, 2025

Transfer of a prisoner

Case of Dmitriyev and Sergeechev in Adygeysk

Aleksey Dmitriyev is in the pretrial detention facility located at Penal Colony No. 1 for the Republic of Adygea.

August 5, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Babayan in Samara

The defendant becomes ill at the court hearing: it is difficult for him to breathe because of the heat. An ambulance is called for the believer. Doctors measure his blood pressure, do a cardiogram, after which the meeting continues.

August 5, 2025

Case went to court

Case of Prityko in Birobidzhan

The case is assigned to Judge Svetlana Zemtsova. Earlier, she had sanctioned the search of Igor Prityko's home.

August 5, 2025

Life in prison

Case of Rogozin and Others in Volgograd

The attitude of the administration and other prisoners towards Sergei Melnik is good. With some of the squad, he cooks food together, shares recipes for unusual salads. Sergey has already received more than 5 thousand letters, he receives about 60 pieces a month. He tries to answer each one.

August 5, 2025

Court of Appeal

The Case of Shurygin in Chelyabinsk

The Chelyabinsk Regional Court has reduced the sentence of Andrey Shurygin from 5.5 to 5 years in a penal colony. Additionally, the period of restriction of liberty has been shortened from 1 year to 10 months. The court cited the health conditions of Shurygin’s mother and youngest daughter, along…

August 5, 2025

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of Yuliya Pasynkova in Mednogorskiy

Yuliya Pasynkova testifies. According to her, a peaceful conversation about God with fellow believers without calls for violence and discrimination cannot pose a public danger. The believer emphasizes that there is no evidence that as a result of the meetings for worship, anyone in the region was in…

August 4, 2025

Life in prison

Case of Dubovenko and Litvinyuk in Armyansk

Aleksandr Litvinyuk takes his work seriously and shows initiative. Sometimes, he stayed in the workshop after hours to redo faulty work, which the administration of the institution noticed. Prisoners say kindly that "his presence eases the hardships of their lives." In his free time, he replies to…

August 4, 2025

Life in prison

The Case of Ananin in Belovo

Once again Sergey Ananin was prescribed bed rest because he had previously suffered a heart attack and has high blood pressure. He is exempt from exercising and working. Sergey was not given letters of support for about 1.5 months, but as soon as a censor started to work in the colony, more than 100…

August 1, 2025

Parole

The Case of Dolzhikov in Novosibirsk

Dmitriy Dolzhikov will continue to serve the remaining 1.5 years of forced labor — Vera Shchukina, judge of the Dzerzhinsky District Court of Novosibirsk, refuses to release him on parole. According to the defense, the judge behaves inappropriately during the hearing: she speaks to Dmitriy…

July 31, 2025

Life in prison

The Case of Parfenovich and Gerashchenko in Krasnogvardeyskoye

Sergey Parfenovich continues to be held under strict conditions. According to his wife, the penal colony staff comes up with formal pretexts for this every day. She says: "It gets to the point where they ask Sergey take off his shirt, photograph him, and then use the picture as evidence of a…

July 31, 2025

Case went to court

The case of Solovyov and Others in Ivanovo

Hearings in the case of Sergei Solovyov and Yuri Dementyev begin in the Ivanovo District Court. It is being considered by Judge Daria Morozova. Previously, both cases of believers - participation in the activities of an extremist organization and involvement in it - were combined into one.

July 30, 2025

Life in prison

The Case of Skvortsov and Others in Taganrog

Aleksandr Skvortsov had a scheduled long visit from his wife. The barracks where he lives are warm and clean. After repeated visits to the medical unit about hypertension and inflammation of his sciatic nerve, the believer was prescribed treatment. His wife, daughter and friends provide the…

July 29, 2025

Final statement

The Case of Penskaya in Vyselki

July 31. "Freedom of conscience is a fundamental human right. My choice of faith is my personal choice, and it does not pose a threat to society." Vasilina Penskaya makes her final statement.

July 29, 2025

Life in prison

The Case of Malevaniy and Others in Spassk-Dalniy

Dmitriy Malevaniy had a long visit from his wife. According to her, his attitude is calm. He works in the sewing workshop, tries to acquire the skills of experienced craftsmen, works well and produces many items. However, it became more difficult for him to work because some of Dmitriy's illnesses…

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