Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to three to seven years in prison By Willy Fautré The European Times (07.03.2024) On 5 March, a Russian court in Irkutsk convicted nine Jehovah’s Witness men, sentencing them from three to seven years of prison. The case...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest February 16-29 01.03.2024 – Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness for 8 years after ‘mole’ secretly films worship meeting Reuters – A court in southwestern Russia has sentenced a...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest February 01-15 12.02.2024 – Vilen Avanesov, convicted of believing in Jehovah God, was released after almost five years behind bars JW- On February 9, 2024, Vilen Avanesov was released from Penal...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: A new wave of searches of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ homes 127 Jehovah’s Witnesses are currently serving prison terms in Russia. See documented cases on our website HERE. HRWF (13.02.2024) – New waves of searches of private homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest January 16-31 31.01.2024 – Another trial of Muslims meeting to study Nursi’s works Forum 18 – Seven months after a Moscow court handed prison terms to six Muslims who met to study their faith using...