Galina Abrosimova with friends near the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court (August 2022)
Appeal in Nizhny Novgorod Upheld the Conviction of Galina Abrosimova
Nizhegorod RegionOn August 11, 2022, Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court presided by Judge Vyacheslav Chiginiev upheld the sentence of Galina Abrosimova - a 6-year suspended sentence for believing in Jehovah God.
Criminal prosecution against Galina Abrosimova has lasted for more than three years: in July 2019 law enforcement officers came to her house with a search and reported that a criminal case was opened against her on suspicion of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. The believer insists on her innocence. Although the verdict came into force, she may appeal against the court decisions on appeal.
A total of 16 Jehovah's Witnesses are being prosecuted for their beliefs in Nizhny Novgorod region, with sentences ranging from three to six years' probation already in effect for six of them.
On June 7, 2022, the European Court of Human Rights found the charges against Russian Jehovah's Witnesses unfounded and awarded the believers compensation for unfair criminal prosecution.