On April 29, 2025, the Lesosibirsk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory convicted Sister Anna Matveyeva and fined her 400,000 rubles ($4,876 U.S.).

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We are grateful to know that if we, like Anna, heed Jehovah’s reminders, we will always be joyful.—Psalm 119:111, 112.

Time Line

1. November 25, 2021

   After authorities secretly recorded the brothers for nearly a year, the houses of six of Jehovah’s Witnesses were searched in Lesosibirsk, including Anna’s home

2. January 30, 2023

   Criminal case initiated

3. February 17, 2023

   Placed under travel restrictions

4. December 29, 2023

   Criminal trial began