Tag: Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Jehovah’s Witnesses set to appeal Russia ban in European court
Jehovah’s Witnesses said on Tuesday it would appeal a ban on its activities in Russia at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, saying it had exhausted all other legal channels. It was speaking a day after Russia’s Supreme Court rejected the religious group’s appeal and upheld an April ruling which declared the organisation…
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Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses, describes it as extremist organization
The Supreme Court in Russia has banned activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the country. The court made the decision after describing the group as an extremist organization. Four former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses had told a Russia’s Supreme Court how they were brainwashed by the church against receiving higher education or starting a family.…