Published 3 years ago

Russian investigators open new criminal case into Jehovah's Witnesses, searches under way

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MOSCOW -- Russia on Tuesday opened a new criminal case into Jehovah's Witnesses, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday, adding that the religion's management center had illegally resumed working. Read More

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BBC News

Russian police raid Jehovah's Witnesses' homes

Authorities open a new criminal case against the religious group, banned in Russia since 2017.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, makes arrests

Masked law enforcement officers carried out mass raids on the Jehovah's Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group, the Investigative Committee said. The law enforcement agency said it had opened an investigation as it suspected the Christian denomination was organising the activity in Moscow of its national centre and affiliates. Yaroslav Sivulskiy, a spokesman for the Euro…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Russia launches criminal investigation into Jehovah’s Witnesses

Investigators said searches were taking place in over 20 Russian regions

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, makes arrests

Law enforcement authorities carried out mass raids on the Jehovah's Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group, the Investigative Committee said.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah's Witnesses, makes arrests

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Law enforcement authorities carried out mass raids on the Jehovah's Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a new criminal case against the group, the Investigative Committee said. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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CBS News

Russia arrests more Jehovah's Witnesses on charges of "extremism"

The Christian denomination was banned in Russia in 2017 as an "extremist group," using broadly defined laws that many see as a tool of political oppression.

3 years ago

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