Criminal courts in Russia on Monday sentenced six Jehovah's Witnesses to prison terms ranging up to 7 years, the group's world headquarters reported. Trials were held in Gukovo, a mining town near the Ukrainian border, and Kursk, in central Russia, the organization said.
Criminal courts in Russia on Monday sentenced six Jehovah's Witnesses to prison terms ranging up to 7 years, the group's world headquarters reported. Trials were held in Gukovo, a mining town near the Ukrainian border, and Kursk, in central Russia, the organization said.
Russia must drop its ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses, release the 91 members of the group in its jails, and stop prosecuting citizens for belonging to the movement, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
Russia must drop its ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses, release the 91 members of the group in its jails, and stop prosecuting citizens for belonging to the movement, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.