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Subject: Russian persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
From: David Dalton
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:02 UTC

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Tonight on PRI The World there was the following segment:

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia have been targeted by anti-extremism law

Since 2017, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been designated an extremist
organization in Russia — it’s unclear why, but the religious group does
not believe in war, which observers think may be at least part of the reason.
Reporter Levi Bridges explains how a law meant to fight terrorism has been
used to jail people for their religious affiliation.

You can listen to it by clicking on the play button on
https://tinyurl.com/42tmmxza .

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David Dalton dalton@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
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“And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill; And the
hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand” (Ferron)

Subject	Author
Russian persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses	David Dalton