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April 28, 2017

Russian Catholic official criticizes court ban on Jehovah's Witnesses

Stacks of booklets distributed by Alexander Kalistratov, left, the local leader of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation, are seen during the court session Dec. 16, 2010, in the Siberian town of Gorno-Altaysk.

OXFORD, England – Russia's Catholic Church has condemned a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the Jehovah's Witnesses and warned the move will increase fears of new restrictions on Catholic rights.

Published in International
April 24, 2017

Why Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses is so troubling

Stacks of booklets distributed by Alexander Kalistratov, left, the local leader of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation, are seen during the court session Dec. 16, 2010, in the Siberian town of Gorno-Altaysk.

MOSCOW, Russia – The Jehovah's Witnesses have been banned as an extremist group in a Thursday Supreme Court decision that observers feared signalled a further step back for religious liberty.

Published in International