NOVEMBER 24, 2021
RUSSIA
UPDATE | Brother Andrey Kolesnichenko Draws Strength From Creation
On June 30, 2022, the Tomsk Regional Court changed Brother Andrey Kolesnichenko’s four-year prison sentence. Instead, he was given a suspended prison sentence of four years. He was released from prison immediately.
On January 19, 2022, the Severskiy City Court of the Tomsk Region convicted Andrey and sentenced him to four years in prison.
Time Line
July 7, 2021
The criminal trial began
May 21, 2021
Formally charged with participating in the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses
March 25, 2021
The criminal case against Andrey was initiated
July 14, 2020
FSB agents raided six homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Seversk, including the Kolesnichenkos’ home
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We gain confidence “to speak the word of God fearlessly” when we meditate on the example of our brothers and sisters in Russia as they continue to rely on Jehovah.—Philippians 1:13, 14.
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