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Russian Court Bans Jehovah's Witnesses

posted by on Friday April 21 2017, @10:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the weird-sure,-but-extremist? dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

USA Today reports:

"Russia's Supreme Court formally banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist organization Thursday and ordered the state to seize its property in Russia, according to Russian news media."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/20/russian-court-bans-jehovahs-witnesses-extremist-group/100701524/

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  • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Friday April 21 2017, @10:56PM

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Friday April 21 2017, @10:56PM (#497643) Journal

    Russia's Supreme Court formally banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist organization

    (Nod.)

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