Russian persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
David Dalton <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.religion.jehovahs-witn, soc.culture.russian, alt.activism, soc.rights.human, alt.religion, alt.bible |
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| Organization | Eternal September |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Tonight on PRI The World there was the following segment: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia have been targeted by anti-extremism law Since 2017, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been designated an extremist organization in Russia — it’s unclear why, but the religious group does not believe in war, which observers think may be at least part of the reason. Reporter Levi Bridges explains how a law meant to fight terrorism has been used to jail people for their religious affiliation. You can listen to it by clicking on the play button on https://tinyurl.com/42tmmxza . -- David Dalton [email protected] https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill; And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand” (Ferron)