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Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Moscow appeals court upholds ban on Jehovah's Witnesses
Jeannie Shawl at 2:27 PM ET

A Russian appeals court has upheld a ban on Jehovah's Witnesses activities in Moscow, barring them from renting space for worship or holding bank accounts. Russia's law on religion, as amended in 1997, allows courts to ban religious groups that are considered to be inciting hatred or intolerant behavior. Jehovah's Witnesses has already appealed the case to European Court of Human Rights. AP has more and Jehovah's Witnesses provides this press release.



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