Photo: search of believers (2016)
Raid on Jehovah's Witnesses in Birobidzhan, Codenamed "Judgment Day"
Jewish Autonomous AreaSince the early morning of May 17, 2018, at least 9 searches have been carried out in the homes of local residents who are believed to be Jehovah's Witnesses in Birobidzhan (Jewish Autonomous Region). One of the believers was detained. According to one of the operatives involved in the searches, a total of 150 security officials are involved in this operation, codenamed "Judgment Day".
A criminal case has been opened against 55-year-old Alam Aliyev, a local Jehovah's Witness. He is detained, and it is expected that on May 18, 2018, the issue of a preventive measure will be decided against him.
It is known for sure about at least 9 searches carried out in different parts of the city. Photographs, bank cards, money, all electronic devices, even old and broken ones, are seized from citizens.