Russia
Taganrog City Court Convicts 16 of Jehovah’s Witnesses for Religious Activity
The decision opens the door to further religious persecution and criminal convictions of the Witnesses throughout Russia.
Taganrog Court Punishes Witnesses for Religious Activity
All 16 defendants were convicted of extremist activity. A dangerous precedent is now set for authorities to criminalize the peaceful religious activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia.
Statement on Criminal Trial of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Taganrog, Russia
Since 2011, authorities have subjected 16 Witnesses to criminal prosecution for practicing their faith. Do the facts support the charge of extremist activity?
Experts Object to Russia’s Banning of JW.ORG
On July 21, 2015, the Russian Federation became the only country in the world to ban jw.org, the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Retrial of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Taganrog—When Will the Injustice End?
Will 16 peaceful Russian Witnesses be imprisoned for practicing their faith?
Decision in Retrial Postponed for 16 of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Taganrog
How have the lengthy proceedings affected the defendants? Will Russia stop the misapplication of its extremism law and uphold the right to peaceful worship?
Russia Supreme Court to Hear Case on Abinsk LRO Liquidation
Will the Court uphold the Witnesses’ religious freedom and reverse a ruling that liquidated their Local Religious Organization (LRO) in Abinsk, Russia?
Russia Bans JW.ORG, Official Website of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Authorities have made it a crime to promote jw.org within the country. Russia is the only country in the world to ban this website.
Russian Witness Finds 6,000 Euros and Returns Money to Owner
Svetlana Nemchinova, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, went to great lengths to find the owner of a large sum of money mistakenly thrown out with the garbage.
Russian Federation Supreme Court Decision Sets Dangerous Precedent for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
The Court’s ruling jeopardizes the freedom of some 180,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. Authorities may interpret it as a de facto ban on the Witnesses’ religious activity.
Russia’s Highest Court Bans Witnesses’ Legal Entity in Samara—What’s Next?
The Supreme Court’s decision jeopardizes the freedom of some 180,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. Authorities may use the ruling as a basis for religious persecution against the Witnesses.
Appeal to Rostov Regional Court—Will the Court Exonerate or Imprison Jehovah’s Witnesses?
On December 11, 2014, the Court will hear the appeal of 16 Witnesses in Taganrog, Russia. They face criminal charges for so-called “extremist” activity.