by admin_HRWF | Mar 19, 2019 | Christians, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Jehovah's Witnesses, Poland, Russia
– JW Headquarters (19.03.2019) – Almost two years after the ban of their movement in Russia, 150 Jehovah’s Witnesses are currently under investigation.Already in 2019 Russian law enforcement has conducted raids on JWs in 10 cities in 6 regions (in 2018 Russian...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 15, 2019 | Russia
– Paul Goble – Eurasia Daily Monitor (14.03.2019) – https://bit.ly/2TBI6II – Moscow’s recent decision to extradite a Talysh activist to Azerbaijan was a not-so-subtle sign that reinforced previous impressions the Russian government is tilting...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 10, 2019 | Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Religion, Russia
– Human Rights Without Frontiers calls upon the European Parliament to adopt a resolution denouncing the egregious violations of religious freedom in Russia and to ask for the release of Dennis Christensen – HRWF (11.02.2019) – HRWF joins the US Commission...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 2, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Russia
– By Alexei Druzhinyn – – RAPSI (28.12.2018) – http://rapsinews.com/legislation_news/20181228/293092110.html -Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law mitigating punishment for extremism and incitement of hatred and enmity. The...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 2, 2019 | Christians, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Russia
– By Oleg Krasnov and Liudmila Maratova – Kavkazskii Uzel / Russia Religion News (28.12.2018) – https://www2.stetson.edu/~psteeves/relnews/181228b.html – The sentence of Jehovah’s Witness* Arkady Akopian should be cancelled because of the...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 23, 2018 | Russia, Ukraine
– A screening of the feature-documentary “License for Crimes” is being planned in Kyiv for February 2019. According to the organizers of the project, Ukrainian non-governmental organization Cavalier, the documentary is dedicated to the history of...
