Russia just effectively banned ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses’ from the country

For the last few months, Russia's 175,000 Jehovah's Witnesses have been on edge. After years, even decades, of persecution against the religious group, the Kremlin moved to get rid of the denomination for good. In February, Jehovah's Witnesses were labeled “extremists” and locked out of their offices. Then Kremlin officials launched a legal effort to ban the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/04/20/russia-just-effectively-banned-jehovahs-witnesses-from-the-country/