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Mar 30, 2024 · Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses has led to raids, arrests and imprisonment. NPR's Scott Simon says that the religion the Russian government calls "extreme" would be better described as "devout."
Mar 26, 2021 · How Jehovah's Witnesses became a target of Russia's crackdown on religious freedom and civil society. By Paul A. Goble, a former U.S. diplomat and analyst.
Jul 18, 2021 · The people present were Jehovah's Witnesses -- a Christian religious sect first founded in the United States in the 19th century but now has an estimated 8 million followers around the world.
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Jan 9, 2020 · Law enforcement authorities across Russia have dramatically escalated the nationwide persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the past 12 months, Human Rights Watch said today. One year after ...
Jun 8, 2022 · The Strasbourg-based court ordered Moscow to release the 91 Jehovah’s Witnesses currently in Russian jails, pay 3.5 million euros ($3.7 million) in damages and either return seized property or ...
Mar 30, 2024 · Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses has led to raids, arrests and imprisonment. NPR's Scott Simon says that the religion the Russian government calls "extreme" would be better described as "devout."
Jan 20, 2022 · “The Russian government’s persecution of the Jehovah’s Witnesses has gained renewed momentum in the last week,” Khan said. On Thursday (Jan. 20), a court in Seversk sentenced Yevgeniy ...
