Trans-Baikal Territory

March 9, 2023

Unjust Verdicts

The Court of Cassation Upheld the Verdict Convicting Four Believers From Chita. Three Will Spend From 6 to 6.5 Years in Penal Colonie

September 20, 2022

Unjust Verdicts

Appeal in Chita Affirms Harsh Sentence for Jehovah's Witnesses: Six Years in Prison for Three of Them and Six Years Suspended for One

June 23, 2022

Actions of Law Enforcement Officers

New Searches in Homes of Believers in the Trans-Baikal Territory. For One Victim, History Repeats Itself 71 Years Later

June 8, 2022

Inside Penal Colonies and Detention Centers

Yermolaev, Mamalimov and Putintsev, having received lengthy prison sentences, were taken to a pre-trial detention center in Chita, where they will await an appeal. They can receive letters

June 6, 2022

Unjust Verdicts

A Chita Court Sentenced Three Jehovah's Witnesses to Sentences Ranging From Six to Six-and-a-Half Years in Prison; Another Received a Suspended Sentence for Believing in God

May 20, 2022

Criminal trial

Vladimir Yermolaev delivered his concluding remarks in the Chita Central District Court. Announcement of the verdict for four believers is scheduled for June 6

May 12, 2022

Criminal trial

Three of the four believers in the City of Chita who are facing sentences ranging from a six-year suspension to a seven-year imprisonment addressed the court with concluding remarks. This is to be continued on May 20, 2022

May 11, 2022

Criminal trial

A Chita prosecutor requested a seven-year prison sentence for believers Yermolayev and Putintsev. Kirilyuk and Mamalimov face a six-year suspended sentence each

February 25, 2022

Criminal trial

Believers in Chita believe that Judge Kuklina is hindering their defense: a foreign passport with dates of absence during the period in question is not being attached to the case

July 23, 2021

Inside Penal Colonies and Detention Centers

Roman Baranovskiy, convicted for his faith,transferred to correctional colony No. 3 in the city of Chita. He can receive letters of support

June 14, 2021

Opinions from Outsiders

"Their feat will still be appreciated." In the Chita court, a local religious scholar, Doctor of Philosophy, spoke in the case of believers

April 16, 2021

Criminal trial

The first court hearings in the case against four local believers were held in Chita. They expressed their attitude to the charges, witnesses are being questioned

February 3, 2021

Criminal trial

The criminal case against four Jehovah's Witnesses in Chita was sent to the prosecutor for approval. The case against four other believers has been dropped

July 13, 2020

Actions of Law Enforcement Officers

In Chita, the investigator began to interrogate the believers. Suspects are asked to provide handwriting and voice samples

July 13, 2020

Criminal trial

In a criminal case against believers in Chita, an eighth suspect appeared. This is 60-year-old Georgiy Senotrusov

June 26, 2020

Actions of Law Enforcement Officers

Vadim Kutsenko of Chita continues to ask for a proper investigation of torture inflicted on him because of his religion

June 23, 2020

Criminal trial

It has become known that the investigation considers Vadim Maltsev not as a suspect, but as a witness in a criminal case for faith in Chita

June 3, 2020

Actions of Law Enforcement Officers

In Chita, Investigators Study the Circumstances Surrounding the Beating by Police of a Christian Teenager During a Raid in February

May 4, 2020

Biography

Criminal prosecution for the faith befell the father of three young children. A biography of Igor Mamalimov is published

April 30, 2020

Biography

Torture could not force Vadim Kutsenko to falsely accuse his fellow Witnesses of extremism. Here is his biography

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