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Alleged leader of Crimean cell of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses put in detention

A court in Simferopol, Crimea, on Tuesday placed alleged organizer of the Yalta cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia as extremist, in detention.

12:09 17.08.2021

Investigation launched into operation of regional cell of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses

A criminal case has been launched against five alleged members of a regional cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia.

12:54 04.03.2021

Probe opened into operation of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses cell in Moscow

A criminal case has been opened over operation in north Moscow of a cell of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization banned in Russia.

11:29 10.02.2021

Alleged warden of Moscow Region Jehovah’s Witnesses cell faces trial

An alleged warden of a banned Jehovah’s Witnesses cell in the town of Chekhov near Moscow, faces trial.

16:34 16.12.2020

One more defendant in Moscow Jehovah’s Witnesses cell case put under house arrest

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday placed Vardan Zakaryan, a defendant in a case over organization of a cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious community banned in Russia, under house arrest until January 23.

12:38 30.11.2020

One of alleged leaders of Moscow cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses put under house arrest

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday placed Sergey Shatalov, one of alleged organizers of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, under house arrest until January 23.

19:07 26.11.2020

Alleged organizers of cell of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in Moscow

Several alleged organizers and members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, were arrested in Moscow on Tuesday.

11:46 24.11.2020

Alleged organizer of banned religious organization arrested in Russia’s Penza

An alleged organizer of a cell of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, has been arrested in Russia’s Penza.

15:06 15.10.2020

Six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses banned in Russia receive suspended sentence

A court in Russia’s Ulyanovsk passed suspended sentence on six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia.

14:25 08.10.2020

Six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses banned in Russia face trial

A court in the city of Ulyanovsk will consider a criminal case against six members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization banned in Russia, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports Wednesday.

17:04 15.04.2020

Investigators open case over activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses chapter in Siberia

Investigative authorities of Russia’s Zabaikalsky Krai region in Siberia have initiated a criminal case over activities of a chapter of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses.

10:35 11.02.2020

Russia’s Far East resident gets suspended term for creating Jehovah's Witnesses cell

A court in Russia’s Far East Primorsky Region has given a local resident a 5-year suspended sentence for establishing a chapter of banned Jehovah’s Witnesses.

12:52 21.01.2020

Four Jehovah's Witnesses followers face trial in Russia on extremism charges

Four residents of Russia’s Orenburg Region will go on trial on charges of creating, financing and participating in an extremist organization.

17:39 11.12.2019

Russian human rights advocates check reports on torture of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has met in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area with the Jehovah's Witnesses adepts, who had earlier complained of tortures.

11:47 15.08.2019

Property of Jehovah’s Witnesses worth $14.2 million seized by state

A Russian court’s ruling to seize the property of the banned Jehovah’s Witnesses organization in favor of the state has come into force.

16:15 03.05.2018

Russian court not to proceed with appeal against Jehovah’s Witness property seizure

The Sestrotretsky District court of St. Petersburg has ruled not to proceed with an appeal against confiscation of property of the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, banned in Russia, valued at 881.5 million rubles (about $15.5 million), until February 9.

13:59 19.01.2018

Seizure of Jehovah's Witnesses $15.5 million property appealed

A ruling to confiscate property worth 881.5 million rubles ($15.5 million) belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses organization banned in Russia has been appealed.

15:59 17.01.2018

Key books of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Russia

The Vyborg City Court of the Leningrad Region has banned key books of Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist.

15:10 18.08.2017

Jehovah's Witnesses organization banned in Russia as extremist

The Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses has been added to the list of organizations banned as extremist.

11:15 17.08.2017

Jehovah’s Witnesses turn to Council of Europe over Russia’s refusal to execute ECHR ruling

The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization banned in Russia as extremist has filed a complaint with the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe over Moscow’s refusal to implement a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

15:46 22.05.2017