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Jehovah's Witnesses detained in Russia for 'extremism'

Russian authorities consider Jehovah's Witnesses a totalitarian sect and last year the country's supreme court banned them from operating in Russia.

Russian Jehovah's Witnesses sing songs at the beginning of a gathering in Rostov-on-Don
File photo: Russian Jehovah's Witnesses sing songs at the beginning of a gathering in Rostov-on-Don, Russia Source: Getty

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Source: AFP, SBS




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