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  NYTimes Article - Russia Moves to Ban Jehovah's Witnesses as 'Extremist'

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/europe/russia-moves-to-ban-jehovahs-witnesses-as-extremist.html?_r=0.

  vorokhobino, russia — a dedicated pacifist who has never even held a gun, andrei sivak discovered that his government considered him a dangerous extremist when he tried to change some money and the teller “suddenly looked up at me with a face full of fear.”.

  his name had popped up on the exchangalee bureau’s computer system, along with those of members of al qaeda, the islamic state and other militant groups responsible for shocking acts of violence.. the only group the 43-year-old father of three has ever belonged to, however, is jehovah’s witnesses, a christian denomination committed to the belief that the bible must be taken literally, particularly its injunction “thou shalt not kill.”.

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  FYI - the article that AndersonsInfo linked to in the OP was featured on the middle of the front page of the New York Times
  

  The high-profile nature of the case is sparking coverage by international news outlets, including... a front-page article in the print edition of The New York Times (“Pacifist, Christian and Threatened by Russian Ban as ‘Extremist’”) on April 5.

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/supreme-court-begins-case-against-jehovahs-witnesses/
  

  Large (readable) PDF scan of the New York Times 5 April 2017, front page:
  

  http://www.nytimes.com/images/2017/04/05/nytfrontpage/scan.pdf

  
  
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  RUSSIA: (5 April 2017) Jehovah's Witnesses hearing under way

  by jwleaks in

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  2. friends

  the trial has begun.

  the crowd on the street (see photo) is now inside and the gallery is packed.. yesterday jehovah's witnesses presented a written legal argument - "objections to the administrative claim of the ministry of justice of the russian federation" - to the supreme court of russia which, in paragraph 254, argued that if the ministry for justice liquidates and bans the activities of jehovah's witnesses then this will force individual members to renounce or abandon their religion for fear of persecution.. download legal argument (russian).

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  Is that Paul Gillies left of that picture?
  

  Yes
  

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5196697967788032/jw-representatives-russian-coutroom-today-hearing
  
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  Lewis V Watchtower

  by Richard Oliver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  as some may know as reported by jwsurvey in october 2014 that a lawsuit against watchtower was initiated in vermont.

  march 30, 2017 saw a resolution to this case with a summary judgment being filled in watchtower favor..

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  FYI I believe the following are related to this case:
  

  Zalkin Law Firm's Press Release:

  http://www.silentlambs.org/documents/ZalkinNRLewisJWcaseVermont093014final1.pdf
  

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  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/285073/vermont-sisters-sue-jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4923468512493568/wt-wants-throw-out-lawsuit-vermont

  http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2014/09_10/2014_10_01_Goswami_AbuseSuits.htm
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  JWs - Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  fyi.

  saturday 15 april 2017, 4pm to 6pm.

  organ, tissue and eye donation.

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  FYI
  

  Saturday 15 April 2017, 4pm to 6pm
  

  Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation

  Event specific to the Jehovah Witness Community: What your advance directive didn't tell you, breaking myths and misconceptions about organ/tissue/eye donation.

  Plus FREE hemoglobin check for those over the age of 18.
  

  https://www.spartanburgregional.com/community/events/details/?eventId=8628f5d7-c708-e711-9a9c-782bcb3b39aa
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  TIME Magazine: Russian Supreme Court Considers Outlawing Jehovah's Witness Worship

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://time.com/4723456/jehovahs-witness-russia-supreme-court/.

  russian supreme court considers outlawing jehovah's witness worship.

  the russian supreme court could declare the jehovah's witnesses an extremist organization in a wednesday hearing, a move that would lead to the seizure of the church's headquarters near st. petersburg and the outlawing of the group’s organized worship.. in advance of the hearing, international concern has grown.

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  Hi notsurewheretogo
  

  Remeber that in Mexico, for many year's the JW's stopped using ANY bible in the house-to-house first call work.

  They also stopped saying public prayers at meetings

  And didn't sing any songs at the meeting either

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5445547701829632/_post/5710129229987840
  
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  JW representatives in the Russian Coutroom today for the hearing

  by Drearyweather in

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  who is on the far right hand side of the picture - Mark Sanderson
  

  who is on the far left hand side of the picture - Paul Gillies
  
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  JW's efforts to block sex abuse inquiry squashed

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  fyi.

  the guardian, tuesday 4 april 2017. jehovah’s witnesses congregation's efforts to block inquiry squashed.

  tribunal rejects claim investigation into charity’s handling of sexual abuse allegations amounts to religious discrimination.

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  Story in Third Sector:
  

  Upper Tribunal dismisses appeal by Jehovah's Witnesses congregation

  http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/upper-tribunal-dismisses-appeal-jehovahs-witnesses-congregation/governance/article/1429654
  
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  JW representatives in the Russian Coutroom today for the hearing

  by Drearyweather in

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  Drearyweather: JW representatives in the Russian Coutroom today for the hearing
  

  Interesting, thanks

  do you have any names?

  who is on the far right hand side of the picture

  who is on the far left hand side of the picture
  

  TIA
  
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  RUSSIA: (5 April 2017) Jehovah's Witnesses hearing under way

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the trial has begun.

  the crowd on the street (see photo) is now inside and the gallery is packed.. yesterday jehovah's witnesses presented a written legal argument - "objections to the administrative claim of the ministry of justice of the russian federation" - to the supreme court of russia which, in paragraph 254, argued that if the ministry for justice liquidates and bans the activities of jehovah's witnesses then this will force individual members to renounce or abandon their religion for fear of persecution.. download legal argument (russian).

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  Drearyweather: In the Russian courtroom today: [PICTURE]

  Interesting.... any names?...
  

  who is that on the far left hand side??

  who is that on the far right hand side???
  
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  JW's efforts to block sex abuse inquiry squashed

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  fyi.

  the guardian, tuesday 4 april 2017. jehovah’s witnesses congregation's efforts to block inquiry squashed.

  tribunal rejects claim investigation into charity’s handling of sexual abuse allegations amounts to religious discrimination.

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  Story in The Civil Society - doesn't seem to add anything new though...
  

  Jehovah’s Witness charity appeal against child abuse inquiry dismissed

  https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/jehovah-s-witness-appeal-against-regulator-s-child-abuse-inquiry-dismissed.html