Jehovah Witness to appeal Russia ban

Jehovah Witnesses said, it will appeal a ban on its activities in Russia at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, stating, it exhausted all other legal channels.

Speaking a day after Russia’s Supreme Court rejected the religious group’s appeal and upheld an April ruling which declared the organisation “extremist” and ordered it to disband in Russia.

Sivulskiy said the Jehovah’s Witnesses disagreed with the court’s ruling, but had no option but to comply.

Religious life in Russia is dominated by the Orthodox Church, which exerts considerable political influence and enjoys the support of President Vladimir Putin.

UCJ, UNILORIN.