The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of Jehovah's Witnesses from Saransk
Previously, believers were sentenced to terms of two to six years in a penal colony. On January 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Mordovia upheld the verdict against six Jehovah's Witnesses from Saransk, Vladimir Atryakhin, Denis Antonov, Alexander Korolev, Alexander Shevchuk, Georgy and Natalya Nikulin. On August 25, 2022, the Leninsky District Court of Saransk sentenced Atryakhin to six years in a penal colony under Part 1 of Art.