MAY 6, 2022 | UPDATED: FEBRUARY 21, 2023
RUSSIA

UPDATE—SISTER CONVICTED | Tatyana Obizhestvit Trusts in Jehovah

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On February 20, 2023, the Vakhitovskiy District Court of Kazan of the Republic of Tatarstan convicted Sister Tatyana Obizhestvit and imposed a suspended prison sentence of two years. She is not required to go to prison at this time.

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January 19, 2020

Law enforcement officers searched Tatyana’s home and the homes of several other Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kazan. Tatyana was interrogated and then sent to a temporary detention center
January 21, 2020

Released and placed under house arrest
May 25, 2021

Criminal trial began

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Tatyana Obizhestvit

Born: 1962 (Kazan)

Biography: Graduated from culinary school. Worked as a cook in a school and later became a nurse

Studied the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and was thrilled to learn that she could live forever. Despite strong family opposition, was baptized in 1995. Raised two daughters. Widowed in 2010

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What has helped you to overcome feelings of discouragement during your house arrest?

I pray a lot and ask Jehovah to give me the emotional strength to cope with the situation . . . After being placed under house arrest, I found myself literally on my own. I was not permitted to use any means of communication, to contact anyone in the congregation, or to associate with anyone. It was challenging at first. I was often discouraged. However, I tried not to focus on my circumstances. Understanding why this was happening helped me to remember that it is for Jehovah that I find myself in these circumstances. That has helped me to stop thinking about myself.

We appreciate Tatyana’s example of trusting in Jehovah and not relying on her own understanding while she faithfully endures.—Proverbs 3:5.

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UPDATE—SISTER CONVICTED | Tatyana Obizhestvit Trusts in Jehovah

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