From todays i newspaper - it's in the print version of what was the Independant newspaper which is now only online.
The i - Thursday 6 April 2017 - page 25, top
darkspilver
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RUSSIA: (5 April 2017) Jehovah's Witnesses hearing under way
by jwleaks inthe 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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Protest against Jehovah's Witness organization in Poland on March 26th, 2017, covered by a local news TV
by WTS Archive inwatch it here: .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8koav8xzck .
the protest was organized by a former jw elder and pioneer couple - alex and iza.
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darkspilver
that's cool - thanks
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Protest against Jehovah's Witness organization in Poland on March 26th, 2017, covered by a local news TV
by WTS Archive inwatch it here: .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8koav8xzck .
the protest was organized by a former jw elder and pioneer couple - alex and iza.
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darkspilver
What happened in the end? TIA
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5116768873873408/help-needed-from-folks-uk-esp-scotland
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NYTimes Article - Russia Moves to Ban Jehovah's Witnesses as 'Extremist'
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://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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darkspilver
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.
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 inthe 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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darkspilver
Is that Paul Gillies left of that picture?
Yes
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Lewis V Watchtower
by Richard Oliver inas 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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darkspilver
FYI I believe the following are related to this case:
Zalkin Law Firm's Press Release:
http://www.silentlambs.org/documents/ZalkinNRLewisJWcaseVermont093014final1.pdf
Plus
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 infyi.
saturday 15 april 2017, 4pm to 6pm.
organ, tissue and eye donation.
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darkspilver
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.
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TIME Magazine: Russian Supreme Court Considers Outlawing Jehovah's Witness Worship
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://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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darkspilver
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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darkspilver
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 infyi.
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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darkspilver
Story in Third Sector:
Upper Tribunal dismisses appeal by Jehovah's Witnesses congregation
