Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, makes arrests
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Russia launches criminal investigation into Jehovah’s Witnesses The Independent
(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.
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Russian Jehovah's Witnesses Targeted in New Raids by Security Services in Siberia, Far East
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.
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Russia’s campaign against the Jehovah’s Witnesses Video ABC News
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.
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Russia releases Jehovah's Witness follower from prison Reuters
COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) - A Danish adherent of the Jehovah's Witnesses was released from a Russian prison on Tuesday after serving five years on extremism charges as part of Moscow's.
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Russia Calls for National Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses The Moscow Times
Russian police have raided the Jehovah's Witnesses nationwide and made arrests in a new criminal case against the banned Christian-based group. The Investigative Committee (SK) posted a video on.
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Russian Supreme Court Case, Day 5 Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Decade of Legal Challenges Reviewed
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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Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses group as religious extremists CBC 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.
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Russia Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses, Calling It an Extremist Group The New York Times
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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Jehovah's Witness jailed in Russia for extremism, lawyer says ABSCBN News
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.
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Russia court outlaws 'extremist' Jehovah's Witnesses BBC News
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.
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Jehovah's Witnesses detained 'for extremism' in Russia BBC News
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.
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Russia Jehovah's witnesses beliefs, Public witnessing, Read bible
These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war for Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
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Jehovah's Witnesses detained 'for extremism' in Russia BBC News
6 Jan 2024 Russia used North Korean missiles in Ukraine, US says The United States also expressed concerns that Russia is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran. 4 Jan 2024.
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FSB Raids Jehovah’s Witnesses Meeting Spots in Siberia The Moscow Times
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.
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia Are Being Tørtured YouTube
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.