Opposition to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia: Legal Measures

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia have faced increasing hostility from the state and the Russian Orthodox Church since the late 1990s, as legislation designed to safeguard the country against violent extremist ideologies and terrorism has instead been instrumentalized to persecute...

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Main Author: Fautré, Willy 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2020]
In: The journal of CESNUR
Year: 2020, Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 41-57
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Russia / Dvorkin, Aleksandr Leonidovič 1955- / Anti-cult movement / Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche / Jehovah's Witnesses / Persecution / Terrorism / Legislation
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AZ New religious movements
KBK Europe (East)
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Alexander Dvorkin
B Anti-Cultism in Russia
B Religious Freedom in Russia
B FECRIS
B Jehovah’s Witnesses
B Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
B Anti-cult Movement
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