On January 8, 2011, in the village of Pravokumskoye (Stavropol) a report was filed with the police regarding the actions of a local Russian Orthodox priest who spoke offensively to women he realized were Jehovah’s Witnesses. He threatened them with punishment and, using force, tore the bag belonging to one of them. He was upset because the women had been talking to villagers about the Bible.

In the urban village of Dukhovnitskoye in the Saratov Region, police forced two of Jehovah’s Witnesses to stop their preaching activity and forcibly demanded that they accompany the two officers to the station. Using their own cell phones the Witnesses captured the rough behavior of the police. The prosecutor dropped the case on December 15, 2010.

Immigration officials annulled the visa of Japanese student Daisuke Nomura, who is studying at the University of Buryatia. The officials claim that his student visa does not allow him to combine education with religious services while he is in Russia. On December 10, 2010, Nomura, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, appealed the decision in court and filed an application to extend his stay for the hearing. His deportation has been delayed until December 18, 2010.

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