On September 5, 2023, the Nizhnekamsk City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan convicted Brothers Denis Filatov, Stanislav Klyuchnikov, and Dmitriy Yarchak. They each received a suspended prison sentence of six years. They are not required to go to prison at this time.

1. November 18, 2020

   FSB officers and heavily armed riot police raided the homes of 12 families of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city of Nizhnekamsk. Nine brothers and three sisters were taken for interrogation

2. August 24, 2021

   As a result of the investigation, Denis, Stanislav, and Dmitriy were placed under travel restrictions

3. October 7, 2021

   Denis, Stanislav, and Dmitriy were officially charged. They were accused of “singing special songs, hymns, and prayers”

4. January 27, 2022

   The criminal case was transferred to the Nizhnekamsk City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan

As our brothers continue relying on Jehovah for strength, they undoubtedly feel as did the psalmist David: “Of this I am confident: God is on my side.”—Psalm 56:9.