Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
Aleksandr Suvorov
Aleksandr Gennadyevich Suvorov
Time spent in prison:
78 days in Detention Centre No. 3 of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Orenburg Region; 70 days under house arrest
Current restrictions:
Prohibition on certain actions
(leaving the house at night, receiving and sending mail, communicating by telephone or via Internet)
Address for correspondence: judicial ban on receiving and sending mail
Электронные письма принимаются также через систему «ФСИН-письмо»
(Примечание: в письмах нельзя обсуждать темы, связанные с уголовным преследованием; письма на языках помимо русского в СИЗО не пропускаются.)
Emails are also accepted via the "FSIN-letter" system.
(Note: the letters must not discuss topics related to criminal prosecution; letters in languages ​​other than Russian to the detention facilities are not accepted.)
Aleksandr Suvorov was born in 1980 in the city of Chimkent (Kazakhstan); when he was a child he and his parents moved to Orenburg. He graduated from the Pedagogical College with the speciality of physical education teacher.
From a young age Aleksandr was interested in deep spiritual matters; together with his mother and sister he studied the Bible seriously. In 1999 he was baptised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Aleksandr is the first one in Orenburg to exercise his constitutional right to replace military service with alternative civilian service: Aleksandr would not to take up arms because of his peace-loving beliefs, which are based on the Bible.
Aleksandr met a girl who shared his religious views. In 2002 he married Natalya and three years later they had a daughter, Anastasiya, in whom they instil high Christian morals and respect for people of different views. Nastya is learning to play the flute and loves to read. The whole family finds time to go roller skating or ice skating, depending on the season. Together they dreamed of acquiring a four-legged friend.
Aleksandr's entire family, including his siblings, who do not profess his religion, are sharply pained by this unjust arrest. "You are the best dad in the world", wrote his daughter in her letter sent to the detention centre.
Case of Kochnev and Others in Orenburg
Orenburg Region
preliminary investigation (pre-trial proceedings)
Suspected of:
according to the investigation, together with others he conducted religious services, which is interpreted as "organising and participating in the activity of an extremist organisation" (with reference to the decision of the Russian Supreme Court on the liquidation of all 396 registered organisations of Jehovah's Witnesses)
Article of the Russian Criminal Code:
Investigating:
Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Orenburg Region
Case initiated:
Other persons in the case
Nikolay Zhugin
Sergey Logunov
Aleksey Matveyev
Pavel Lekontsev
Vladislav Kolbanov
Vladimir Kochnev
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In Orenburg and Magadan, Three Witnesses Leave Detention for House Arrest
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In Orenburg, Two in Detention, One Under House Arrest
Details About Raid on Witnesses in Orenburg
Prisoners of Conscience
Victories and Support
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