For Immediate Release
September 3, 2010
KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Russia—One of the largest Internet service providers in eastern Russia, Technodesign, was compelled by court order to block access to several popular Web sites, including http://www.watchtower.org, the official Web site of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 1%
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2010
MOSCOW—On September 7, 2010, the Russian Federation Supreme Court will hear the interlocutory appeal filed by the Wachtturm Bibel- und Traktat-Gesellschaft der Zeugen Jehovas, against the September 11, 2009, decision of the Rostov Regional Court. The Rostov court’s decision wrongly labelled 34 Christian publications published by Wachtturm as extremist. At the time, the Rostov court did not even notify Wachtturm of the hearing and considered the case in the absence of its representatives. Read the rest of this entry »
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For Immediate Release
August 23, 2010
Familiar “bomb scare” tactic forces attendees to return home
STAVROPOL, Russia—“We’ve been waiting for this all year. Many of us took vacation and saved up money in order to come… and now there are garbage trucks blocking the entrance!”—Yuriy Savitskiy, 44. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 4%
For Immediate Release
August 23, 2010
TULA, Russia—Pyotr Babilyulka, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, was imprisoned from 1956 to 1962 for his refusal to take up arms. Now the 73-year-old great-grandfather finds it hard to believe that he is again facing court charges and possible imprisonment, this time under investigation for “extremism.” Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 3%
For Immediate Release
August 23, 2010
MOSCOW—“Russia has not seen a heat wave like this in recorded history. The resulting forest fires are taking a heavy toll on property and the populace alike,” related Grigory Martynov, of the Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. As he tallied reports coming in from dozens of Witness congregations in the fire-stricken areas, he continued, “At the same time, as Jehovah’s Witnesses we view this situation as an opportunity to practice what the Bible teaches, by helping one another and helping our neighbors in need.” Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 4%
For Immediate Release
August 6, 2010
ROSTOV, Russia—Aleksey Fedorin was charged and tried on July 28, 2010, for “mass distribution of extremist materials,” despite his being 85 years old and legally classified as disabled. In a court in Tselina, Judge Viktoria Samokhina ruled to fine him 1,000 rubles (US $35). Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 5%
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2010
Jehovah’s Witnesses submit the Gorno-Altaysk case
STRASBOURG—Having exhausted all domestic options within Russia and seeing that the existing legislation has only opened the way to increased intolerance, discrimination, and acts of violence, Jehovah’s Witnesses are forced to pursue justice elsewhere. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 4%
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2010
BAKU, Azerbaijan—Although ready and willing to perform alternative civilian service that is not under military control, 22-year-old Farid Mammadov was convicted of evasion of military service by the Nisami District Court. On July 16, 2010, the Court sentenced Mammadov to nine months’ imprisonment under Article 321.1 of the Criminal Code, even though he had the lawful ground to refuse on account of his conscientious objection to bearing weapons and joining the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 4%
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2010
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—More than 3,000 deaf people from all corners of the country attended a special meeting earlier this month and learned that for the first time a complete translation of the Bible will be available in Russian Sign Language. Jehovah’s Witnesses announced that they have been working on the project for some time, and at the meeting, the recently completed translation of the Gospels of Matthew and John were released. All in attendance received, free of charge, three new DVDs containing video recordings of those two Gospels. The event held on July 16, 2010, marked a milestone in the cultural and religious life of deaf and hard of hearing people in Russia. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 5%
For Immediate Release
July 23, 2010
MOSCOW—The judgment of the Supreme Court of the Altay Republic that declared 18 Christian publications “extremist” was appealed to the Judicial Chamber for Civil Cases of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on July 13, 2010. The Local Religious Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Gorno-Altaysk previously filed a supervisory appeal with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Altay, but the Court refused to consider it. Read the rest of this entry »
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