Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko On Monday, July 17, the Russian Supreme Court rejected an appeal of an earlier ruling sanctioning Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist group. As a last ditch effort, Russian Jehovah's Witnesses intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. But, as of now, Jehovah's Witness gatherings and preaching are criminal offenses in Russia. The Russian government also has the legal authority to liquidate any property held by Jehovah's Witnesses as an organization. There ar...
Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko On Monday, July 17, the Russian Supreme Court rejected an appeal of an earlier ruling sanctioning Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist group. As a last ditch effort, Russian Jehovah's Witnesses intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. But, as of now, Jehovah's Witness gatherings and preaching are criminal offenses in Russia. The Russian government also has the legal authority to liquidate any property held by Jehovah's Witnesses as an organization. There ar...
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