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Court in Murmansk Reduces Sentence for 68-Year-Old Anatoliy Odintsov — Believer Released
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (173+ words) On August 5, 2026, the Murmansk Regional Court modified the sentence of one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Anatoliy Odintsov: 6 years and 3 months of imprisonment were changed to a suspended sentence. On the same day, he was released from the pretrial detention center, where…...
Omsk Regional Court Sends Two Jehovah's Witnesses to Penal Colony for Long Term - News - Jehovah's Witnesses
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (187+ words) Sergey Rygaev and Leonid Pyzhov On August 6, 2026, the Omsk Regional Court toughened the sentence against Leonid Pyzhov, 52, and Sergey Rygaev, 54: instead of three and a half years of compulsory labor, both believers received 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal…...
One of Jehovah's Witnesses from Sevastopol, Vladimir Sakada, has served his sentence: "Now the walls no longer confine me"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (187+ words) Vladimir and Svetlana’s touching meeting On August 3, 2026, Vladimir Sakada, 55, left penal colony No. 5 in the Kaluga Region. He was the last of three Jehovah's Witnesses from Sevastopol convicted in the same case to be released. "It is very joyful to…...
Moscow Seizes Property of European Jehovah's Witnesses.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (282+ words) On July 31, 2026, the Kuzminskiy District Court of Moscow satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office and transferred to state ownership the real estate belonging to legal entities of Jehovah's Witnesses from seven European countries. Until 2017, thousands of believers used these…...
Vladimir Maladyka, 63, Released from Penal Colony in Tambov Region
2+ week, 3+ day ago (347+ words) News - Jehovah's Witnesses Свидетели Иеговы в России Vladimir Maladyka, 63, Released from Penal Colony in Tambov Region On July 28, 2026, Vladimir Maladyka's term of imprisonment ended. He is a resident of Sevastopol, convicted for his faith. His wife, Natalya, and his friends…...
Father of Four from Vyselki Given Suspended Sentence for His Faith.
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (454+ words) On July 8, 2026, Judge Ruslan Teplukhin of the Vyselkovskiy District Court handed down yet another guilty verdict in the case of one of Jehovah's Witnesses. For participating in meetings for worship, Sergey Nazarov, 51, received a 2-year suspended sentence. The believer has…...
Behind Bars and Barbed Wire: Believer from Ufa Forcibly Placed in a Psychiatric Hospital
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (597+ words) Mariya Gareeva, a 36-year-old Jehovah's Witness from Ufa, has been held in a psychiatric hospital since June 22, 2026, after being forcibly sent there by court order for an expert study. On July 6, 2026, the court of appeal deemed her actual detention justified,…...
Another Jehovah's Witness Expelled from Russia.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (212+ words) Andrzej and Anna Onishchuk after crossing the border into Poland. June 2026 Andrzej Onishchuk is a 57-year-old citizen of Poland who was convicted in Russia for practicing the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses. On June 3, 2026, he completed his sentence; however, the authorities…...
From Four to Six and a Half Years Suspended. - News - Jehovah's Witnesses
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (220+ words) Kirill Severinchik, Valentina Alekseyeva, Yuriy Khorikov and Roman Khorikov, June 2026. On June 19, 2026, the Surgut City Court announced the verdict in one of two high-profile criminal cases against Jehovah's Witnesses in the city. Yuriy Khorikov, his son Roman, Valentina Alexeyeva, and…...
Court in Vyselki Finds Five Jehovah's Witnesses Guilty.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) The believers in the courtroom. June 2026. On June 3, 2026, the Vyselkovskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory announced the verdict against five local believers. Judge Aleksandr Kalchevskiy found them guilty of organizing the activity of an extremist organization and gave suspended…...