Case History
In March 2026, the local department of the Investigative Committee in the closed city of Vilyuchinsk opened a criminal case against Jehovah's Witnesses. Sergey Protasov, Mikhail Popov, Aleksandr Bondur, and Vera Bondur are accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. The believers were placed under travel restrictions. As a result of criminal prosecution, Protasov was suspended from his job. For Mikhail Popov, this is the second criminal case brought against him because of his faith.