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Igor Popov
1965-06-23
Under house arrest
Dimitrovgrad
Biography
A resident of Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk region). On 3 February 2026 they came to him with a search. According to the resource "Jehovah's Witnesses. Legal situation in Russia", Popov's wife was knocked down, and he himself was thrown face down on the floor and struck several blows. After a search, he was taken to the FSB office where, according to Popov, he was beaten while handcuffed with his hands behind his back, then stripped and electrocuted, forcing him to sign pre-prepared self-incriminating statements and agree to "co-operate" with the investigation. On February 5, Popov was placed under house arrest in a
A resident of Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk region). On 3 February 2026 they came to him with a search. According to the resource "Jehovah's Witnesses. Legal situation in Russia", Popov's wife was knocked down, and he himself was thrown face down on the floor and struck several blows. After a search, he was taken to the FSB office where, according to Popov, he was beaten while handcuffed with his hands behind his back, then stripped and electrocuted, forcing him to sign pre-prepared self-incriminating statements and agree to "co-operate" with the investigation. On February 5, Popov was placed under house arrest in a case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation, namely the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.
On 6 February 2026, Popov was hospitalised in the surgical department.