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The U.S. State Department is urging Russia to reconsider their new ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses.Monday, the Russian Supreme Court rejected an appeal on an earlier ruling that labeled the group extremist, ordering the Christian...
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld liquidation of all Jehovah's Witness organisations as "extremist". If they exercise freedom of religion and belief, all Jehovah's Witnesses can now be criminally prosecuted. A Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector has...
A ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses is to come into full force in Russia after a court dismissed an appeal against the group’s classification as an “extremist†organisation.The British and American governments were among those raising human rights...
July 17, 2017,Minimize09:30Over the Moscow area Arbat, where the Supreme Court of Russia is located, dark clouds are walking. A large group of citizens gathered at the entrance to the court building, their number is approaching...
 On Monday, July 17, 2017, a three-judge panel will consider the appeal of the Russian Supreme Court’s April 20 decision against Jehovah’s Witnesses. Further updates about the hearing will be provided using this new breaking news feature....
On June 29, 2017, a Kazakhstan court ordered the branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to suspend operations for three months and fined them approximately 680,000 KZT ($2,107).Leading up to the court decision, authorities...