One of Jehovah's Witnesses Arrested in Chuvashia. His Home Was Searched 6 Years Ago

On March 7, 2026, the Moskovskiy District Court of Cheboksary sent Albert Pilshchikov, 45, to a pretrial detention center. A day earlier, he was detained in Naberezhnye Chelny on the grounds of a criminal case.

In 2020, Albert, who lived in Cheboksary at the time, was among the believers whose homes were searched by law enforcement officers.

Over the past 9 years, criminal cases have been initiated against 10 Jehovah's Witnesses in Chuvashia. These believers are mostly elderly people. One of the defendants received a 5-year suspended sentence — he will be 90 by the time he has served it.