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- May 9th, 2026
Although the number of known cases is still small – 12 individuals – the revocation of Jehovah's Witnesses' Russian citizenship has increased in frequency over the last year, the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses noted...
Russia's Supreme Court declared the Jehovah's Witness Administrative Centre "extremist" and banned its activities in 2017. In the years since then, 887 people have faced criminal prosecution for continuing to meet for prayer and Bible study. [caption...
Born in Soviet Uzbekistan, Rustam Diarov had his Russian citizenship revoked in February 2025 while he was in jail to punish him for participation in Jehovah's Witness meetings. On 17 February 2026, prison authorities released...
A Russian occupation ‘court’ in Crimea has sentenced 54-year-old Vitaliy Buryk to six years’ imprisonment for remaining true to his faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. Buryk, who was born in Luhansk oblast, had been a believer for 20 years...
Early on the morning of February 23, 2026, a disturbing violent incident unfolded at the busy central station of Würzburg, a city in southern Germany, drawing alarm and swift response from police, passers-by and authorities....
Four Jehovah's Witnesses have been convicted of extremist activity and jailed in Russia in the past week on the basis of covert video recordings by spies who infiltrated their prayer sessions, a spokesperson for the...
Oleg Postnikov has been sentenced to six years and two months in a penal colony, Judge Vasilina Bezotechestkikh of the Birobidzhan District Court announced the verdict on February 12, 2026. Earlier, the same court had...