– HRWF (07.08.2019) – The state repression of Jehovah’s Witnesses is accelerating month after month in Russia according to recent statistics provided by the headquarters of their movement in the US to Human Rights Without Frontiers, such as those about home raids: 612.
2018
281 (23.4/month)
2019 (Jan-July)
331 (47.2/month)
Over 100% increase from 2018
June/July 2019
139 (69.5/month)
Nearly 200% increase from 2018
As of July 31, 2019
241 JWs facing criminal charges
39 in detention (pretrial or prison)
27 under house arrest
As of Aug 5
244JWs facing criminal charges
39in detention (pretrial or prison)
27under house arrest
Over 100 under a variety of other restrictions