Month: September 2024

A Court in Yaroslavl Fined a Believer 75,000 Rubles for Practicing the Religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses

On September 23, 2024, the judge of the Dzerzhinsky District Court of Yaroslavl, Marina Chipilenko, convicted Anton Kokovin, 34, and fined him for participating in the activities of an extremist organization. The decision has not...

New Searches Against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Samara. Believer, 52, was Placed in Pre-trial Detention Center

On September 16, 2024, in Samara, law enforcement officers detained Samvel Babayan, who professes the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. Despite the poor health of the believer, the court sent him to a pre-trial detention center....

Dmitriy Terebilov Served His Sentence for Faith, but Was Not Released — the Court in the Second Case Placed the Believer under Arrest

Dmitriy Terebilov, whose sentence for his faith expired on September 5, remains behind bars. Back on August 26, the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma ruled to place Terebilov in a pre-trial detention center in the second case - for...