MOSCOW -- Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization be ...

Russia sentenced a 69-year-old woman to two years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty of taking part in the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses, a spokesman for the organisation said.

Along with most of the other Russians who have sought shelter in Finland, Avilkin and his family are Jehovah’s Witnesses. p pulse Follow TURKU, Finland — Sergey Avilkin, one of the hundreds of ...

Russia’s Supreme Court formally banned Jehovah’s Witnesses as an extremist organization and ordered the state to seize its property in Russia, according to Russian news media. The court, after six ...