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Russian Court Denies Appeal by Dennis Christensen

24 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

The six-year prison term of the Jehovah’s Witness is upheld On May 7, 2019, World Religion News reported on . He was arrested in May 2017 while attending a Jehovah's witness worship service on Oryol....

Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen Appeal Hearing in Oryol Regional Court Today

07 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

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 service in Oryol Russia,...

The Latest Religious Freedom Report Provides Dire Review

04 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Oppression isn't just striking Muslims This report is published every year on May 1 and has been since 1999. This year marks 20 years since the initial report, and the results are not promising. The...

Russia Convicts Another Jehovah’s Witness of Extremism

04 Apr 2019
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Alison Lesley

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 order by Oryol district...

Russia is Deporting to Two LDS Volunteers for Proselytizing

11 Mar 2019
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Nathan Glover

The LDS members were found guilty of proselytizing. Both of them were taken away from their regular duties when they were attending a meeting in Novorossiysk. The latter is a port city lying on the Black...

Russia Confiscates $30.4 Million Property From Jehovah’s Witnesses

06 Mar 2019
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Gary Nguyen

The seizure of the administrative building is the latest in a series of confiscations of the religion's properties. Based on official documentation dated March 1, 2019, the Russian federation has officially...

Jehovah’s Witnesses to Appeal Dennis Christensen’s Guilty Verdict in Russia

06 Feb 2019
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Liza Kay

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 prison in Russia...

Holocaust Survivors Speak Out Against Anti-Semitism on Day 3 of Hanukkah

07 Dec 2018
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Corey Barnett

It was the second annual International Holocaust Survivors Night event. In some Jewish communities, there are very few survivors left to tell the tales that occurred during the Holocaust. With most...

Russia Continues Crackdown on Buddhist Stupa

24 Nov 2018
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Kelly Frazier

The Enlightenment stupa faces an uncertain future in Russia The Russian Federation is under fire for their treatment of religions within their borders. One of the most recent religious issue to arise...

USCIRF Vice Chair is Adopting Jehovah’s Witness and Scientologist Religious Prisoners in Russia

27 Sep 2018
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Nathan Glover

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...