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Parliamentarians from 14 countries call on Russia for protecting religious minorities

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Posted on 14th October 2017  Source EIFRF/FOB/FORB, October 13, 2017 Council of Europe cross-party initiative: Parliamentarians from 14 European countries call upon Russian government to put an end to religious freedom violations against minorities On Friday 13 October, 28 parliamentarians at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, coming from 14 European countries and[…]

STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AT THE 1139th MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL ON BANNING THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN RUSSIA

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PC.DEL/441/17/Rev.2 5 April 2017 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AT THE 1139th MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL 30 March 2017 On banning Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia The European Union is concerned at the latest developments regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. The decision by the Ministry of Justice to suspend the activities[…]