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News affecting Jehovah’s Witnesses

[Anton Chivchalov @Chivchalov]

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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

@Julie_Bayley_ They give him a hope,( us too) then take it away again. Psychological torture.
Dennis Christensen has a far better hope that they can't give or take away, they can't touch it. Someone is clearly unhappy about this and is doing all he can to break him, his time is running out.

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

June 26, the Lgov prison authorities illegally placed Brother Dennis Christensen in a cell of a special punishment block (EPKT), used for malicious offenders. Given that his health has deteriorated, the move seems to be a calculated attempt to break him.

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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

The prosecutor's office may also be using new trumped-up charges against Brother Christensen to appeal his early release, a decision that the office supported in court just days earlier.
#stopjwban #jwRussia

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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

@JobKalima June 26, the Lgov prison authorities illegally placed Brother Dennis Christensen in a cell of a special punishment block (EPKT), used for malicious offenders. Given that his health has deteriorated, the move seems to be a calculated attempt to break him.

https://t.co/rtPSAUwUMT

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

BREAKING NEWS | Russian Court Grants Brother Dennis Christensen Early Release

The decision will take effect in ten days, after which he will be able to go home to his wife, family, and fellow worshippers.
All praise goes to Jehovah!
#stopjwban #jwRussia https://t.co/ZX8BU0uj9d

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

@TianaJo63975805 Try @SimonBotes

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

April 3, 10:30am, Dennis Christensen, who has been detained for 10 months, his case will continue in the District Court of the city of Orel

On July 21, 2017, the human rights center  "Memorial" recognized him as a political prisoner

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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

⚡️ “Dennis Christenson” by @GarethNortonSA https://t.co/AaByf2L7ot

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

"In Russia, the political prisoners include 26 Jehovah’s Witnesses in pretrial detention and eight in penal colonies. They should not face a covid-19 death sentence for their religious beliefs." "They must be freed." - The Washington Post #jwRussia | https://t.co/Bi6XW4Pd2T

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

"The European Court of Human Rights ordered Azerbaijan to compensate Jehovah's Witnesses over an import ban on three publications." 
Forum 18: AZERBAIJAN: European court fines regime for religious censorship - 24 February 2020 #jwAzerbaijan| https://t.co/Apvz6uYsd9

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

"nine remain in custody" -
Jehovah's Witness Jailed In Turkmenistan For Conscientious Objection To Military Service #jwTURKMENISTAN| https://t.co/foV3ZOD2iP

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

"There were 297 Jehovah’s Witnesses facing criminal charges in over 50 regions of Russia as of Monday", Lopes told the DCNF. "Forty-three Jehovah’s Witnesses are in detention, and 22 are under house arrest"
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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

BREAKING NEWS | Russian Court Sentences Brother Alushkin to Six Years in Prison

On December 13, 2019, Brother Vladimir Alushkin was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. He was immediately handcuffed and taken into custody. Brother Alushkin will appeal the conviction.

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

"Independence Day in Jakarta on Aug. 17. Two state junior high school students were expelled for refusing to salute the national flag, sing the anthem, or attend religion classes as those practices are against their beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses."
-The Jakarta Post

#jwIndonesia

[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

TURKMENISTAN: Latest conscientious objector jailed for three years
Forum 18

26-yr-old Jehovah's Witness, Serdar Dovletov, jailed for 3 yrs despite his chronic stomach ulcer, accused of "fraudulently" evading compulsory military service.
#jwTURKMENISTAN
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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

'Jehovah’s Witnesses Reach New Preaching Milestone—' JW. ORG' Now Features Content in 1,000 Languages'

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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

'A U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Washington was "disturbed and dismayed" by a 6-year prison sentence given recently to Sergei Klimov, a Russian Jehovah's Witness.'

#stopjwban #jwRussia https://t.co/Iv3TjKjZLQ

[Anton Chivchalov @Chivchalov]

Get a sense of the atmosphere at Sergey Klimov trial in Tomsk, Russia: https://t.co/MYfYTzazwy
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[Gareth @GarethNortonSA]

Jehovah's Witness In Russia Sentenced To 6 Years For 'Extremism'

"A Russian court has sentenced a man to six years in prison. His crime? Being a practicing Jehovah's Witness."

#stopjwban #jwRussia https://t.co/pHOykJC7Nk

[Anton Chivchalov @Chivchalov]

Longer jail time asked for Jehovah's Witness in Siberia: https://t.co/muXk8ggSgQ
#jwrussia #StopJWBan