Jewish Autonomous Area
Birobidzhan District Court hears the case of Artur Lokhvitskiy, a local firefighter accused of reading the Bible
3 February 2020
Authorities consider reading the Bible as a criminal offense. In Birobidzhan, hearings in the case of the peaceful family man Igor Tsarev began
3 February 2020
In Birobidzhan, Yevgeniy Yegorov is tried for reading the Bible and talking about faith
3 February 2020
Yevgeniy Golik, an ex-drug addict from Birobidzhan who had changed his life thanks to the Bible awaits trial for his faith. His bio is revealing
13 December 2019
The Bible helped Larisa Artamonova find hope and strength to cope with a rare disease, but now she faces jail for her faith. Her bio is published
9 December 2019
Svetlana Monis from Birobidzhan who takes care of her 90-year-old grandmother is accused of extremism. Read her biography
25 November 2019
Construction engineer from Birobidzhan Yulia Kaganovich faces criminal prosecution for he love for the Bible. Read her bio
25 November 2019
A Birobidzhan man suffered his third heart attack because of the persecution of his wife for faith. Read the biography of Yelena Reyno-Chernyshova
25 November 2019
Nurse Anastasiya Sycheva from Birobidzhan who has led the life of self-giving, suddenly charged with extremism. Her bio is revealing
25 November 2019
An emerging writer and poet from Birobidzhan is persecuted for his choice of religion. Read Yevgeniy Egorov’s biography
10 October 2019
The Bible saved Konstantin Guzev from alcohol and drug addiction, and the authorities opened a case against him because of his faith. Here is his bio
30 September 2019
New criminal case opened in Birobidzhan. Read Artur Lokhvitskiy’s biography
30 September 2019
Peaceful Birobidzhan citizen and exemplary family head awaits trial for his religion. Read Igor Tsarev’s biography
30 September 2019
We publish the bio of Sergey Shulyarenko from Birobidzhan who is criminally charged with financing religious activity
11 May 2019
In Birobidzhan, Dmitriy Zagulin is charged with financing religious worship. Read his bio
11 May 2019
Two more believers were added to the two already accused in Birobidzhan. Sergey Shulyarenko and Dmitry Zagulin were charged under Article 282.3(1)
10 April 2019