Jehovah’s Witnesses Around the World

Russia

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Imprisoned for Their Faith​—Russia

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia have been imprisoned for their faith. Learn their history, and get a printable list of any Witnesses currently in prison.

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Russia Invades Ukraine—Is Bible Prophecy Being Fulfilled?

Learn the significance of this event.

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Fellow Witnesses Loyally Support Brother Konstantin Bazhenov During His Imprisonment, Release, and Deportation

Konstantin Bazhenov is one of the first of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia to serve out a prison sentence since the Supreme Court ban in 2017. After being imprisoned for over a year and a half, he was granted early release on May 5, 2021, and subsequently deported.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Irkutsk Remain Faithful Despite Brutal Home Raids

On October 4, 2021, a series of home raids took place in the Irkutsk region. These raids were accompanied by interrogations and brutal beatings. As a result, six Jehovah’s Witnesses were sent to a pretrial detention center simply for the peaceful practice of their Christian faith.

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Russia Declares the Bible “Extremist”

The Vyborg City Court declared “extremist” the Russian version of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, a Bible published by Jehovah’s Witnesses in numerous languages.

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