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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...