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...

On July 18, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights granted nine complaints by Jehovah's Witnesses from Russia at once, who were subjected to illegal searches, arrests, and convictions for their religion. The Russian Federation...

Natalia Sharapova, 51, labor veteran Boris Andreyev, 72, and Anatoliy Li, 39, received three, six and six and a half years in prison, respectively — on June 10, 2024, Tatyana Pogorelaya, judge of the Khorolsky...

For the first time, a Jehovah's Witness prisoner of conscience is on trial in Kostroma for his exercise of freedom of religion or belief while imprisoned. Dmitry Terebilov answered questions about his faith from a...

In Russia the government has not only banned the Witnesses’ legal entities but it has clearly shown its intent to wipe out their peaceful worship. Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses living in the occupied territory of Crimea...

On June 18, 2024, the Judicial Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Udmurt Republic upheld the verdict against Sergey Gobozev and Mikhail Potapov. The men will have to pay 450,000 and 400,000 rubles, respectively. The...

On May 29, 2024, the judicial panel of the Eighth Court of Cassation in Kemerovo upheld the verdict against Aleksandr Seredkin. The believer will continue to serve his sentence in the penal colony. [caption id="attachment_9167" align="aligncenter" width="1500"]...

World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses (20.04.2024) – April 20th marks the seventh anniversary of Russia’s nationwide ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses, which has led to hundreds of peaceful believers jailed and some brutally tortured. International human rights advocates are decrying...

This month, Vladimir Putin secured 87% of the vote in Russia to extend his hold on power. And, another ten Russian Jehovah's Witnesses have been convicted and sentenced to prison. Jarrod Lopes, spokesperson for the...