Russia
Russia’s Supreme Court Begins High-Profile Case Against Jehovah’s Witnesses
The hearing is scheduled to resume Thursday, April 6, 2017.
Vasiliy Kalin: Statement on the Threat to Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
Representing the Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia, Vasiliy Kalin appeals to government authorities to stop the unjust persecution.
On Video: Experts React to Threat of Ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
Human rights experts comment on how a ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses would affect Russia’s international reputation and religious freedom for its citizens.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Mobilize Global Response to Threat of Ban in Russia
Threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide support their fellow worshippers in Russia by means of a global letter-writing campaign. Instructions are provided for those who would like to participate.
Russia’s Decade-Long Attack on Religious Freedom Intensifies
The Witnesses will ask the Moscow City Court to strike down the warning against their Administrative Center, the Witnesses’ national headquarters outside St. Petersburg.
Caught on Camera: Russian Authorities’ Blatant Actions to Fabricate Evidence
Russian authorities in Nezlobnaya fabricate evidence against Jehovah’s Witnesses to justify charges of extremism.
International Experts Discredit Russia’s “Expert Analysis” in Identifying “Extremism”
This is Part 3 of a three-part series based on exclusive interviews with noted scholars of religion, politics, and sociology, as well as experts in Soviet and post-Soviet studies.
Experts Decry Russia’s Threat to Ban the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
This is Part 2 of a three-part series based on exclusive interviews with noted scholars of religion, politics, and sociology, as well as experts in Soviet and post-Soviet studies.