8 Jehovah’s Witnesses Charged With ‘Extremism’ in Russia’s Jewish Region

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Authorities in Russia’s Far East have charged eight Jehovah’s Witnesses with extremism earlier this month, bringing the number of worshippers facing criminal prosecution there to 22, the religious organization said Tuesday.

Birobidzhan, a city in the Jewish autonomous district, was among a handful of cities to label the Jehovah’s Witnesses as an “extremist” group in 2016. A year later, Russia’s Supreme Court declared the religious group to be “extremist” and banned its estimated 400 branches across the country.

 

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/19/8-jehovahs-witnesses-charged-with-extremism-in-russias-jewish-region-a69345