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Russian Court Denies Appeal by Dennis Christensen
The six-year prison term of the Jehovah’s Witness is upheld On May 7, 2019, World Religion News reported on Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen’s Appeal Hearing on…
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Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen Appeal Hearing in Oryol Regional Court Today
Christensen was arrested in Russia in 2017 because of his religious affiliation Dennis Christensen, who was arrested in May 2017 while attending a Jehovah’s Witness worship…
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Russia Convicts Another Jehovah’s Witness of Extremism
This is the second conviction in the country Sergei Skrynnikov, a Jehovah’s Witness, was found complicit in participating in extremist organizational activities. The April 1, 2019…
Christianity
Jehovah’s Witnesses to Appeal Dennis Christensen’s Guilty Verdict in Russia
After 20 months in pretrial custody, Christensen was sentenced to 6 years’ jail time. A Danish Jehovah’s Witness, Dennis Christensen, was sentenced to six years in…
Christianity
USCIRF Vice Chair is Adopting Jehovah’s Witness and Scientologist Religious Prisoners in Russia
Russia regards non-traditional religious denominations as criminal organizations The Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Kristina Arriaga, announced on September 26 her…
Christianity
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses Being Persecuted in Russia?
Religious freedom advocates should be worried over the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ situation in Russia. Jesus left the disciples with The Great Commission, a mandate to “go therefore…
Christianity
Danish Man Arrested in Raid on Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall
A month after Russia’s Supreme Court labeled Jehovah’s Witnesses as being an ‘extremist’ group, a series of raids by the FSB has threatened the existence of…