Jehovah's Witnesses detained 'for extremism' in Russia BBC News


Russia court outlaws 'extremist' Jehovah's Witnesses BBC News

Russia labeled the Jehovah's Witnesses an extremist group and banned it in 2017, leading to a wave of court cases and prison sentences against its members. For decades, the Jehovah's Witnesses.


Russia launches criminal investigation into Jehovah’s Witnesses The Independent

In a letter to Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs dated December 9, 2022, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE) urged Russia to comply with recent judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Such judgments include the June 2022 landmark decision that declared Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses unlawful. a


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March 31, 20224:07 AM PDTUpdated 2 years ago An undated handout photograph of Russian Jehovah's Witness Timofey Zhukov. Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, March 31 (Reuters).


Russia releases Jehovah's Witness follower from prison Reuters

Spencer Platt/Getty Images March 26, 2021, 2:26 PM On Wednesday, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea announced that they had arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of promoting an organization.


Jehovah's Witnesses detained 'for extremism' in Russia BBC News

Russia set to lose 500,000 military personnel by year end, says British MoD. The Russian military is on course to lose 500,000 personnel within the next year, according to the UK's Ministry of.


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Russian officials say Ukraine has carried out a series of deadly strikes on targets in south-west Russia over the past 24 hours. The emergency ministry says 18 people including three children have.


FSB Raids Jehovah’s Witnesses Meeting Spots in Siberia The Moscow Times

NEW YORK—Threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in Russia, Jehovah's Witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to Kremlin and Supreme Court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign. The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is inviting the over 8,000,000 Witnesses worldwide to participate.


Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, makes arrests

NEWS RELEASES Imprisoned for Their Faith —Russia Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia have been imprisoned for their faith. Learn their history, and get a printable list of any Witnesses currently in prison.


Russia Acquits First Jehovah’s Witness After Top Court Bans Prosecuting Prayers The Moscow Times

July 18, 2021, 7:48 AM 8:24 Members of the Jehovah's Witnesses attend a court session in Perm, Russia, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The court handed suspended sentenc.Show More Anastasia Yakovleva/AP, FILE MOSCOW -- In a bright, spotless apartment in a Moscow suburb, a small circle of people sat around a table in December 2019.


Russia’s campaign against the Jehovah’s Witnesses Video ABC News

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Russia Calls for National Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses The Moscow Times

(RNS) — Despite a court ruling by Russian judges in October that seemed to endorse leniency for Jehovah's Witnesses arrested after their faith was labeled "extremist," a recent rash of.


Jehovah's Witness jailed in Russia for extremism, lawyer says ABSCBN News

More than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, rights groups and Russian authorities say. Some 1,700 people were detained in Moscow alone, Ria news agency.


Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses group as religious extremists CBC News

A prominent Russian left-wing political activist has been arrested and charged with "justifying terrorism". Meanwhile, two Russian missiles have struck a hotel in the centre of Kharkiv, injuring.


Russian Supreme Court Case, Day 5 Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Decade of Legal Challenges Reviewed

These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war for Tuesday, January 9, 2024.


Russian Police Conduct Nationwide Raids On Jehovah's Witnesses' Homes After Ban On The Christian

26 Oct 2020. 27 mins. UK. 30 Jan 2020. 'Electrocuted' for being a Jehovah's Witness. Video, 00:03:38. 4 March 2019. All the latest content about Jehovah's Witnesses from the BBC.


Russia Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses, Calling It an Extremist Group The New York Times

World news story Situation of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Russian Federation: UK statement Delivered by Nicola Murray, Deputy Head of Delegation, at the OSCE Permanent Council on 23 July.