In Kostroma, a Jehovah's Witness has been sentenced for discussing the Bible.

The case was initiated while Teribilov was serving his sentence in a penal colony for distributing religious literature. He was convicted of this for three years, with the court in 2021 classifying his actions as participation in an extremist organization.

The new prosecution, as noted by the church's website, was prompted by Teribilov's discussions about religion with a cellmate who pretended to be interested in the Bible. The conversations were recorded on audio, and the interlocutor became the main witness in the case. The prosecution demanded a 10-year sentence for the Jehovah's Witness, reports "Current Time".

Following the ban on Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, 557 sentences have been handed down to the church's followers, with 846 individuals facing criminal prosecution in over 70 regions of the country and the annexed Crimea. Human rights defenders have repeatedly criticized the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses.