In Astrakhan, the court sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses to long prison sentences
Four believers were found guilty of continuing the activities of the banned Astrakhan community. On October 25, 2021, the Trusovsky District Court of Astrakhan issued a verdict in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses Evgeny Ivanov, Olga Ivanova, Ruslan Diarov and Sergey Klikunov. Ivanov, Diarov and Klikunov were found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) and Part 1 of Art.