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USCIRF Adds Russia to list of Worst Religious Freedom Violators in 2017 Report

28 Apr 2017
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Alison Lesley

Banning of Jehovah's Witnesses catapulted Russia to the list of shame. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) declared in its yearly report that the United States State...

28 Apr 2017
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Nathan Glover

Jehovah's Witnesses are conducting a series of open houses at their new headquarters outside New York City. The Jehovah's Witness denomination is among the most popular churches in the world....

20 Apr 2017
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WRN Editorial Staff

In a ruling Thursday, Russia has banned Jehovah's Witnesses. Following weeks of hearings, Russia's Supreme Court has backed the Ministry of Justice's move to liquidate the Jehovah's Witnesses' Administrative...

19 Apr 2017
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WRN Editorial Staff

The Jehovah's Witness situation in Russia has entered its fifth day of hearings. The court reviewed case materials pertaining to the actions against the Witnesses and identified no legal basis for liquidating...

07 Apr 2017
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WRN Editorial Staff

Proceedings on whether to ban Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia were heard for the third day on Friday. Today was day three of the ongoing hearing in Russia's Supreme Court on banning the Jehovah's Witness...

06 Apr 2017
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WRN Editorial Staff

Latest decision on Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia is yet another blow to the religious organization. Russia's news agency is reporting the city court of Birobidzhan's decision to ban Jehovah's Witnesses...

05 Apr 2017
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Alison Lesley

Russia's suspension of Jehovah’s Witnesses has been condemned by UN and USCIRF. On March 24, 2017, Russia’s Ministry of Justice suspended Jehovah’s Witnesses with the allegation that...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Respond to Russia’s Religious Ban

23 Mar 2017
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C Barnett

Jehovah's Witnesses launch global response against Russia's proposed ban on the religion. The Supreme Court of Russia is set to judge whether Jehovah's Witnesses can be considered as an “extremist”...

13 Jan 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Arrest has been made based on testimony from witnesses who insist the teacher was trying to spread Hinduism. A yoga teacher in Russia was arrested in St. Petersburg, Russia on the charge of indulging...

05 Jan 2017
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Derek Welch

List by International Christian Concern includes countries such as Mexico, Russia, and even the U.S. International Christian Concern (ICC) has released a document titled the "2016 Hall of Shame Report"...