Jehovah's Witnesses detained in Leningrad region
In February 2023, as part of a new case under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code, six suspects were detained, four of them were sent to a pre-trial detention center. In March, five more suspects appeared in the case. On March 23, 2023, a new wave of searches took place at the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kingisepp, Leningrad Region. After interrogations, five believers were detained: Igor Shevlyuga, Miroslav Sabodash, Constance Vovk, Tatyana Stepanova and Alexander Vaganov.