SIZO No. 1 IN THE REPUBLIC OF UDMURT (Izhevsk). The most “older” prisoners, 74-year-old Valery Knyazev and brother Talipov, were taken into custody in November 2025 after the verdict. They are currently preparing an appeal at the remand centre. The cells are hot and there is hot water. Knyazev is in a 4-bed room, the neighbors gave him the lower bunk and out of respect they smoke at the window. Talipov also has a respectful relationship in the cell. He has diabetes, but he has medications and special nutrition. In addition, Talipov’s hearing and eyesight are failing, he is almost blind in one eye. An examination for both believers is planned in early 2026. Knyazev said he was pleased to receive 67 letters in one month. You can write to them through ZT.

SIZO No. 1 IN THE VORONEZH REGION (VORONEZH). 8 residents of Voronezh, who were detained after the verdict in November 2025, are waiting for appeal here. All of them, Alexey Antyukhin – Mikhail Veselov, Yuri Galka, Valery Gursky, Vitaly Nerush, Stepan Pankratov, Evgeny Sokolov and Anatoly Yagupov, were already in prison when their case began. They are currently in cells of 7 or 10 beds, dry and warm. Relationships with the environment are normal. Not all the emails are coming in yet. Two of them, Galka and Yagupov, need medical assistance. Yagupov’s wife managed to transfer medicines to her husband. You can write to this detention center using a letter F.

IC No. 9 IN THE KRASNODAR (Khadyzhensk) TERRITORY. Alexander Davydenko, 33, was transferred to this colony in November 2025, when his 4-year sentence came into force. In December, after quarantine, he was admitted to a detention center for fabricated violations. He doesn’t have a Bible yet. Taking into account his time in jail, the deadline for his release is January 2027.

IC No. 31 IN PRIMORSKY KRAI (Chuguevka). Adam Swarichevsky, 62, has been disabled due to injury since 1987. He is serving 6 years in a penal colony for his faith, where he was transferred to a sislay cell (strict conditions for serving his sentence). However, in December, he had a long meeting with his family (then he was placed back in the PKT, a cell-like room). You can write to him through ZT. His prison term ends in January 2029.

IC No. 5 IN THE ALTAI (Rubtsovsk) TERRITORY. Anton Olshevsky, 38, is registered in the colony as a “person prone to extremism” and is serving his sentence in strict conditions of detention. His wife and father-in-law were also arrested: his father-in-law was sentenced to 6.5 years in a penal colony, and his wife to 2 years of hard labor. Olshevsky’s 5-year-old son is growing up without him. In December, Olshevsky received sanctions and ended up in the PKT. You can write to him in the colony through ZT. His prison term is until January 2029.

IC No.29 IN THE PERM REGION (PERM). The father of the little daughter, Yevgeny Stefanidin, became ill after the start of the criminal proceedings and received a disability group II. However, he was sent to a penal colony for 6 years. He has been in prison for 3 years, he has been working in the laundry. In December, Stefanidin had a long date with his wife and daughter. He impressed his wife as a cheerful person. The estimated release date is February 2031.

IC No. 2 IN THE LIPETSK REGION (LIPETSK). Alexey Dyadkin (pictured, second from right) has been in prison for almost 2000 days. In November, he had a long date with his wife, but after that he ended up in a detention center for 3 days due to a made-up rape. He suffers such back pain from time to time that he gets injections. He remains in prison until June 2026.

IC No. 2 IN THE LIPETSK REGION (LIPETSK). Nikolai Kupriyansky, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in a penal colony, is serving his sentence at the SUS. In December, he reported that he had been placed in a detention center for 20 days for violations he did not commit. Their barracks is warm, there is hot water and there are 16 people in total. He admits that emotionally it is not easy for him. The letters serve as a source of support. His prison term ends in July 2028.

As of January 1, 2025, 177 Jehovah’s Witnesses, including 13 women and 35 people over the age of 60, remain in penal colonies, pretrial detention centers and other institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service.