LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Russia

JUNE 16, 2017

Russia’s Supreme Court Ruling Has Negative Impact on Jehovah’s Witnesses

The decision vilifies the Witnesses and has emboldened some individuals and government officials to inflict further harm, as exemplified by recent incidents.

JUNE 6, 2017

Mercedes Murillo Muñoz, Professor of Ecclesiastical Law at the University of King Juan Carlos (Spain)

“The State has great confidence in this denomination.”

JUNE 6, 2017

Consuelo Madrigal, Lawyer and Former Attorney General of Spain

“I do not consider [Jehovah’s Witnesses] to be dangerous at all.”

JUNE 2, 2017

Oryol Regional Court to Hear Appeal Against Pretrial Detention of Dennis Christensen

MAY 30, 2017

Russia’s Supreme Court to Hear Appeal by Jehovah’s Witnesses on July 17, 2017

MAY 29, 2017

Russian Police Raid Religious Services in Oryol and Detain Danish Citizen

MAY 12, 2017

Richard Clayton, QC

MAY 12, 2017

Dr. Hubert Seiwert, Professor at the Institute of Religious Studies at the University of Leipzig

APRIL 21, 2017

Supreme Court Rules to Criminalize the Activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

APRIL 19, 2017

Day Five: Russia’s Supreme Court Examines Evidence in Case to Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

Jehovah’s Witnesses—171,828
Congregations—2,315
Attendance at the annual Memorial of Christ’s death—293,933
Ratio of Jehovah’s Witnesses to population—1 to 850
Population—146,074,524

Historic Milestones

APRIL 20, 2017 — Russian Federation Supreme Court rules to criminalize the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015 — All sixteen Witnesses on retrial in Taganrog are criminally convicted for practicing their faith. The judge suspended the sentences

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DECEMBER 2, 2014 — Supreme Court of the Russian Federation bans jw.org

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JULY 30, 2014 — Seven of sixteen Witnesses on trial in Taganrog are criminally convicted for practicing their faith

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JUNE 10, 2010 — European Court of Human Rights declares the ban on the Moscow Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses a violation of human rights
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 — Rostov Regional Court declares 34 publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses to be extremist
2009 — Russian law-enforcement authorities begin misapplying the Federal Law on Counteracting Extremist Activity
MARCH 26, 2004 — Moscow Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses banned
MARCH 1996 — Jehovah’s Witnesses fully exonerated as victims of political repression
DECEMBER 11, 1992 — Russian Federation legally registers Jehovah’s Witnesses
MARCH 27, 1991 — Soviet Union legally registers Jehovah’s Witnesses
OCTOBER 1965 — Easing of government restrictions and oppression
APRIL 1951 — About 9,500 Witnesses from six Soviet republics exiled to Siberia
1928 — Jehovah’s Witnesses fail to achieve legal registration; years of persecution begin
1891 — First Russian Witness exiled to Siberia
1887 — First recorded instance of The Watchtower being mailed to Russia

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

Historic Milestones

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