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Vasily Bondarev
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1996-10-11
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Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Biography
Resident of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. On 25 May 2023, he was searched at his home as part of a case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. The law enforcers told him to lie down on the floor, after which his mother Irina, who is on the same case with him, became ill. The law enforcers allowed Bondarev to sit on the sofa.
On 1 October 2025, the court sentenced Bondarev to two years' suspended sentence.
Jehovah's Witnesses are prosecuted under extremist articles solely on the basis of their religious activities: holding meetings
Resident of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. On 25 May 2023, he was searched at his home as part of a case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. The law enforcers told him to lie down on the floor, after which his mother Irina, who is on the same case with him, became ill. The law enforcers allowed Bondarev to sit on the sofa.
On 1 October 2025, the court sentenced Bondarev to two years' suspended sentence.
Jehovah's Witnesses are prosecuted under extremist articles solely on the basis of their religious activities: holding meetings and worship services, engaging new supporters.