Russia has sentenced two 74-year-old men to three years in prison this week for practicing their Jehovah's Witness religion, the church confirmed Thursday.

Rinat Kiramov, 36, is serving a seven-year prison sentence in Russia after being found guilty of practicing his Jehovah's Witnesses religion, banned by the Kremlin as extremist in 2017. Recently, he ...

Two 74-year-old Jehovah's Witnesses were jailed in Russia this week on the basis of testimony from a spy who had infiltrated their meetings, a spokesman for the faith group said.

A Russian court sentenced three Jehovah’s Witnesses late last week to prison terms of six and one-half to seven and one-half years, on top of their pre-sentencing detention of 28 months each, the ...

A court in Russia's North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria acquitted a Jehovah's Witness in an extremism case, a rare move by a judiciary that has sentenced dozens of the religion's believers in ...

This month, Vladimir Putin secured 87% of the vote in Russia to extend his hold on power. And, another ten Russian Jehovah's Witnesses have been convicted and sentenced to prison. Jarrod Lopes, ...

Eight of nine members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sentenced to prison on Tuesday are seen here posing for a photo in a Russian courtroom in April. Photo courtesy of Jehovah's Witnesses/Release March 6 ...

In the weeks since Russia's Supreme Court upheld a ban on all its activities in the country, Jehovah's Witnesses have been subjected to a wave of violence and intimidation with no protection from the ...