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Sergei Klimov is the eighth Jehovah's Witness to be sentenced since ban calling the banned the religious group as an extremist organization went into effect in 2017, Reuters reports.
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Russian Court Sentences Jehovah's Witness To 6 Years In Prison For 'Extremism'

Nov 05, 2019
A string of Jehovah's Witnesses have been convicted since Russia's Supreme Court banned the Christian denomination as an "extremist organization" in 2017.
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Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness, is escorted from a court room in Orel, Russia, on Wednesday.
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Russian Court Sentences Jehovah's Witness To 6 Years In Prison For Extremism

Feb 06, 2019
Dennis Christensen was arrested during prayer. "I hope today is the day Russia defends religious freedom," he said before the verdict. Critics call it a severe crackdown on religious freedom.
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The Two-Way
Russia's Supreme Court  Thursday banned the Jehovah's Witnesses' organization, classifying it an extremist group. The sect's Russia headquarters as well as some 400 local chapters are to be seized by the state.
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Top Russian Court Bans Jehovah's Witnesses, Claiming 'Extremist Activities'

Apr 20, 2017
The country's Supreme Court has ruled that the sect must cease operations and the state will take over its assets. The sect has been subject to arrests, property seizure and bans on its literature.
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Education
Amber McGee (Back) says although she didn't fulfill her dreams to go collage because she grew up as a Jehovah's Witness, she'll pass those dreams on to her children.
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Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses

Feb 19, 2017
When it comes to education, not all religions are created equal. Jehovah's Witnesses have the lowest rate of formal education. And that can have a detrimental effect on those who leave the religion.
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