Penza Region
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leninsky District Court of Penza suspended the proceedings in the case of Alushkin and others
15 May 2020
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.
31 March 2020
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.
25 March 2020
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
20 February 2020
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.
13 December 2019
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.
12 December 2019
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.
11 December 2019
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
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
5 December 2019
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
22 November 2019
“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’'.
14 October 2019
At trial in Alushkin case in Penza, it became clear investigator adjusted interrogation protocols of witnesses. Trial will resume on October 8
8 October 2019
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
23 August 2019