Women arrested while preaching near Moscow

Two are held in jail for weeks on false charges of burglaryLOBNYA, Russia—More than six weeks after two female Jehovah’s Witnesses were arrested while preaching, they are still being held in jail on the false...

Court raps Russia for Jehovah’s Witnesses closure

The European rights court ruled Thursday that Moscow's 2004 dissolution of a branch of the Jehovah's Witnesses was unjustified and ordered Russia to pay 70,000 euros in damages and costs.The European Court of Human Rights...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Arrested For Extremism In Russia

(NewsCore) - A group of Jehovah's Witnesses was arrested in Russia for alleged extremism, RIA Novosti said Friday.They were held in the southwestern Siberian city of Omsk on suspicion of circulating books and pamphlets banned...

History repeats in Russia as authorities intensify searches

History repeats in Russia as authorities intensify searchesCHELYABINSK, Russia—On one day, May 12, 2010, at least 11 searches were carried out at the work places and apartments of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as in buildings...