Case History
In February 2026, the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ufa and conducted searches at 9 addresses. Ruslan Tazyrov ans his wife Roza were accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization, and Sergey Bastayev, Andrey Gubeev, Alfiya Dzhavadova and Mariya Gareeva were accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization. The Tazyrovs were sent to a pre-trial detention center, and the rest of the believers were placed under a ban on certain actions.