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Due to the pandemic, the Khabarovsk Regional Court adjourned for an indefinite period a hearing on the appeal of believers Nikolay Polevodov and Stanislav Kim
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 Kabardino-Balkaria, ongoing searches in the homes of Maysky residents have so far resulted in at least three persons being taken for interrogation by security officials, despite quarantine in connection with COVID-19
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
The investigator puts pressure on Vitaliy Popov from Novosibirsk, obliging him to study about 5,000 pages of the criminal case in a week
Kamchatka Regional Court heard the appeal of spouses fined 650 thousand rubles for their faith, and tweaked the fine to 500 thousand
Update: In Lesozavodsk, Sergey Kobelev was released after being detained and interrogated 11 hours
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leninsky District Court of Penza suspended the proceedings in the case of Alushkin and others
“Imprisoned for Their Faith” infographic has been updated. It reflects the geography of arrests, their chronicle, the number of searches and much more
The prosecutor found inadmissible evidence in the Baranovskiy case, in Abakan, and returned the materials to the investigator for revision
An indictment was signed against believer Yelena Barmakina from Vladivostok. Case is ready for trial
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy City Court suspends the consideration of the case of Sergey Ledenyov. No next date yet
In Partizansk, the trial of Irina Buglak, accused of talking about the Bible, continues. The next hearing is scheduled for May 29, 2020
In Khabarovsk, the court again adjourns; the criminal case for faith against six local residents now set May 26
At the Kirov Okrug District Court hearing, the prosecutor presented books which had not been banned as evidence that Anatoliy Tokarev “incited hatred”