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”