Jehovah's Witnesses from Crimea were sentenced to real terms of imprisonment
The believers were found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On December 1, 2022, the Armenian City Court of the Republic of Crimea found two Jehovah's Witnesses guilty under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) and sentenced them to six years in prison with a five-year ban on educational activities, activities related to publications in the media, speeches and posting materials on the Internet.