21 May 2020 Прочее Third Decision of UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Regarding Russian Jehovah's Witnesses
15 May 2020 Прочее In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leninsky District Court of Penza suspended the proceedings in the case of Alushkin and others
31 March 2020 Прочее With Sentence Voided in Penza Ruling, Vladimir Alushkin Left the Pre-trial Detention Center in Mordovia and Rejoined His Wife and Friends On March 30, 2020, Vladimir Alushkin, sentenced to six years in a colony for believing in Jehovah, left the pre-trial detention center after the sentence was canceled. In total, the believer spent almost nine months in prison – 293 days. It was a touching scene as he rejoined his wife and friends on the way home.
25 March 2020 Прочее In the City of Penza, Court of Appeal Overturns Conviction of Six Jehovah's Witnesses. Alushkin Must Leave Jail in the Near Future On March 25, 2020, the Penza Regional Court quashed the verdict for believers Vladimir and Tatyana Alushkin, Vladimir Kulyasov, Andrey Magliv, Galiya Olkhova, and Denis Timoshin and returned the case for a new trial. Vladimir Alushkin should exit the pre-trial detention center as soon as the hard copy of the appeal ruling is received there.
20 February 2020 Прочее Vladimir Alushkin was transferred from pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in the Penza Region to pre-trial Detention Center No. 2 in Ruzayevka, the Republic of Mordovia
24 January 2020 Прочее “To Call Extremism What Is Called Love for People in Other Countries.” The Last Word of Galiya Olkhova in the Court of Penza
24 January 2020 Прочее “I Learned To Restrain Myself Even When They Treat Me Unfairly.” The Last Word of Vladimir Kulyasov at the Trial in Penza
24 January 2020 Прочее “God Taught Me Patience and Love for People.” The Last Word of Vladimir Alushkin in the Court of Penza
24 January 2020 Прочее “Either There Are Rights and Freedoms for Everyone, or They Are Not for Anyone.” The Last Word of Denis Timoshin at the Trial in Penza
13 January 2020 Прочее “Put Alushkin in Prison.” Police in Penza Believe They Have Carte Blanche for Religious Persecution
13 December 2019 Прочее Penza Court Sentenced Vladimir Alushkin to Six Years in Jail for His Faith. What Is He Guilty of? On December 13, 2019, the Leninsky district court of Penza announced the verdict to six citizens whose faith did not please Russia’s officials. Vladimir Alushkin was arrested in the courtroom. His wife, Tatyana, and their fellow believers Galiya Olkhova, Denis Timoshin, Andrey Magliv and Vladimir Kulyasov were sentenced to two years of prison suspended.
12 December 2019 Прочее Witnesses in Penza To Hear Verdict on December 13. The Prosecutor's Office Asks Three to Seven Years in Prison for Faith On December 12, 2019, all six Jehovah’s Witnesses turned to the court with the last word. The court retired to the deliberation room. The verdict will be announced on December 13, 2019, at 10:30 in the Leninskiy District Court of Penza at the address: st. Volodarsky, 36.
11 December 2019 Прочее On December 12, Six Innocents Are Expected To Be Convicted in Penza. The Prosecutor's Office Asks Three to Seven Years in Prison for Faith On December 10, 2019, the defense of six Jehovah’s Witnesses demanded that the court fully acquit them in connection with their involvement in any kind of extremist activity. Judge Roman Tanchenko announced that on December 12 the defendants will make the final statement, after which the verdict will be announced.
5 December 2019 Прочее In Penza, the Prosecutor Asks to Send Vladimir Alushkin to Jail for Seven Years! The Prosecutor Spurns the UN Opinion on the Case Seven Years of imprisonment for Vladimir Alushkin, four years of imprisonment for Andrey Magliv, Vladimir Kulyasov, and Denis Timoshin, and three years of imprisonment for Tatyana Alushkina and Galiya Olkhova. For everyone except Vladimir Alushkin, the prosecutor asks to replace the prison term with forced labor. Meanwhile, the UN Working Group officially recognized Alushkin’s arrest as arbitrary.
5 December 2019 Прочее In Penza, the scheduled parties' presentations did not begin, since the prosecutor wished to return to the stage of the judicial investigation. The study of evidence continues
2 December 2019 Прочее Absolutely Peaceful 'Extremists': Prosecution Will Determine the Term of Imprisonment for Believers in Penza
22 November 2019 Прочее The trial in the case of Alushkin and others in Penza continues. Falsifications in the protocols, secret video recordings proving nothing, laptop seized from Alushkin lost
14 October 2019 Прочее “Systemic and Institutionalized Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses.” The UN Working Group Has Rendered Its Second Opinion On October 1, 2019, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has rendered the second opinion regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. This time the Working Group has declared the arrest of Vladimir Alushkin from Penza to be unlawful. The Working Group has expressed it’s concerns over the “issue of systemic and institutionalized persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses’'.
8 October 2019 Прочее At trial in Alushkin case in Penza, it became clear investigator adjusted interrogation protocols of witnesses. Trial will resume on October 8
23 August 2019 Прочее In the Leninskiy Court of the city of Penza, six Witnesses are in court. A chronicle of their criminal prosecution bearing signs of religious discrimination is published in Russian
