Jehovah’s Witnesses Win Suit against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg held that the 2004 decision of a Moscow court to dissolve the Moscow branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses was illegal. The Moscow court had found that the organization encourages its members to commit suicide and to neglect their civic duties. The Strasbourg Court found that the Moscow court’s judgment lacked a sufficient basis and awarded €70,000 to the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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