Lipetsk Region
The Lipetsk court ruled to leave believers in a pre-trial detention center for another three months, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. They have been detained for almost six months now
4 May 2020
For the fourth month now, a Lipetsk family man and father of two has been languishing in jail for his faith. Read the biography of Viktor Bachurin
20 March 2020
Lipetsk pensioner Aleksandr Kostrov was charged with extremism and put in pre-trial detention for his love for the Bible. His biography is online
20 December 2019
Artur Netreba, 41, was thrown behind bars in Lipetsk for reading the Bible which helped him find the purpose in life. Read his biography
20 December 2019
Lipetsk Region Became the 49th Region of Russia Where Witnesses Are Persecuted: Three Men Are Detained, a Woman Is Injured
On December 2, 2019, at least seven searches were conducted in Lipetsk. During the raid, FSB officers knocked down the householder, causing her to strike her head. Artur Netreba, 41, Viktor Bachurin, 57, and Aleksandr Kostrov, 58, were detained; their further preventive measure is being decided.
4 December 2019