Case History
Vladimir Gaydyshev, visually impaired with a disability of group I, first faced persecution in 2021, when the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case against Aleksandr Lubin. Law enforcement officials searched the homes of Gaydyshev and other Jehovah's Witnesses in Kurgan and Shadrinsk. In 2025, the believer became a target of a criminal case for participating in the activities of an extremist organization.