Russia

Berlin troubled over Jehovah’s Witnesses’ ban in Russia

On April 20, Russia’s Supreme Court declared Jehovah’s Witnesses to be an extremist organization and outlawed its activity throughout Russia, thereby upholding the Justice Ministry’s requestBERLIN, April 21. /TASS/. Germany’s government has voiced concerns over...

British Government ‘alarmed’ at Russian ban on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses

The British Government says it is “alarmed” by Russia’s ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses and has launched an appeal for Vladimir Putin to uphold religious freedom.Baroness Anelay said a ruling by the Russian Supreme Court “effectively criminalises the peaceful worship...

EU Denounces Russian Ruling Banning Jehovah’s Witnesses

The European Union has denounced a Russian Supreme Court decision to brand the Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist organization and ban its activities.EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini's office said on April 21 that the ruling...

Why banning the Jehovah’s Witnesses won’t work for Russia

The Supreme Court of Russia has a decision to make this week about whether to label the Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist organization and liquidate its assets. This act would transform the religious community into a...

F18News: Russia – Jehovah’s Witnesses banned, property confiscated

Supreme Court declares Jehovah's Witness headquarters and local communities "extremist", bans all their activity immediately, and orders their property seized by state. Russia's estimated 170,000 Jehovah's Witnesses now risk criminal prosecution for "extremist activity" if...

Human Rights Watch Russia: Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses

(Moscow) – Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on April 20, 2017 that the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization should be closed down and no longer allowed to operate legally in Russia, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling, which...

Russia bans Jehovah’s Witnesses after supreme court rules Christian sect ‘extremists’

Russia has banned Jehovah's Witnesses after the Supreme Court ruled the Christian sect to be an "extremist" group.“The Supreme Court has ruled to sustain the claim of Russia's ministry of justice and deem the 'Administrative Centre of Jehovah's...

The Supreme Court decided to liquidate the centralized religious organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

13:15The courtroom of the Supreme Court is gradually filled with listeners. Feelings of difficulty with restrained excitement. The parties are deliberately preparing to speak in the debate.13:50Most of the seats in the hall are already occupied.14:09Hearings begin. Omelchenko...

All the secret will be revealed. The trial of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Supreme Court destroys the construction of “sectologists”

Jehovah's Witnesses throughout Russia have been for many years fixing flaws of "compromising evidence" in their liturgical buildings. Since 2012, such cases have been documented over 60, some recorded on video, posted on YouTube and...

Day 5: Report: the Supreme Court is hearing a case on the prohibition of religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses

9amIn front of the Supreme Court, people are more than ever crowded. The line began to line up from the night. Many specially arrived from different cities of Russia. As the weather in Moscow is cold, most are...