Primorye Territory
In Vladivostok, the prosecutor continues to challenge — this time the cassation court — the district court’s refusal to try Valentin Osadchuk and his six fellow believers
In the Pervorechenskiy District Court of Vladivostok, hearings in the Dmitriy Barmakin case are ongoing. Defense indicates inadmissibility of evidence of guilt
In Lesozavodsk, authorities searched the homes of three more families of local believers. Earlier, a special services agent was talking with them, feigning interest in the Bible
Update: In Lesozavodsk, Sergey Kobelev was released after being detained and interrogated 11 hours
An indictment was signed against believer Yelena Barmakina from Vladivostok. Case is ready for trial
In Partizansk, the trial of Irina Buglak, accused of talking about the Bible, continues. The next hearing is scheduled for May 29, 2020
Yuriy Belosludtsev and Sergey Sergeyev, despite the pandemic, had to travel 80 kilometers to be indicted
Despite the regime of social isolation, at the end of March, security officials in Primorye searched five homes of Witnesses per day
An investigator from Vladivostok threatened to open criminal proceedings against anyone who is a witness in cases against the believing spouses of Barmakin
A new article has been added to the case against Sergey Sergeyev and Yuriy Belosludtsev from Luchegorsk. They are charged with discussing religious topics
“I live with the thought that now they will knock again!” A biography is published of a 77-year-old resident of Primorye, who has already been searched three times because of his faith
In Primorye Terretory, Lyudmila Shut, a 72-year-old disabled widow, can be branded as extremist for Christian convictions. Here is her biography
A charge has been brought against a 77-year-old resident of the village of Razdolnoye. Earlier, law enforcement officers beat him during the first of three searches at his home
In Ussuriysk, the prosecutor’s office returned the case of Korolchuk and other believers to the Investigative Committee. Earlier, a similar decision was made in the case of Melnikov
The prosecutor’s office returned the case of Sergey Melnikov, directing the Investigative Committee to conduct a linguistic examination of the case
In Ussuriysk, after more than four months of house arrest, the investigator changed Sergey Melnikov’s preventive measure to recognizance not to leave
In Partizansk (Primorye Territory), the trial of a civilian, Irina Buglak, has begun. She is accused of “the constitutional order foundations violation”