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Russian Jehova’s Witness acquitted of extremism

25-11-2021

Eastern Europe

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Russian Jehova’s Witness acquitted of extremism

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Eastern Europe

A Jehovah’s witness from Russia was acquitted of extremism for the first time since the country banned the religious group in 2017.

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