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Table of Contents Table of Contents High court overturns guilty verdict in Kalistratov case Officials in Siberia target married couple with unjust criminal charges Russia regrets proposed ban of Hindu holy text in Siberia One acquittal, but the same day trial of two more begins Russian Court Bans Falun Gong Books, Human Rights Report Russian court rejects ban on Hindu sacred text Jehovah’s Witnesses document over 1,000 incidents of religious intolerance since pivotal court ruling Misuse of anti-extremism legislation against non-Orthodox religions in November 2011 Religious hate websites: a petition against A. Kuzmin and A. Dvorkin with over 13,000 signatures "This isn't about freedom of conscience or censorship" Amnesty International defends Jehovah's Witness Raids on meetings for worship increasing? Russian terror law has unlikely targets Court issues guilty verdict despite lack of evidence Protestant church damaged Orthodox diocese resists Evangelical politician "How can a believer light a match to destroy holy books?" Ministry of Justice proposed amendments to law toughening requirements on religious organizations Russian government tries to prohibit free religious activity OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting "Unfortunately the judge did not agree with the prosecutor" 'Missing' Brazilian found copying holy texts in Siberia "The fantasy of the special services"? Russia’s harassment of Jehovah’s Witnesses continues with police raids in Taganrog Criminal cases against "unknown persons" lodged "to prevent lawyers 'meddling'"? 18-month prison term and heavy fine "One complex of measures against religious communities" Muslim's appeal begins, Jehovah's Witness' second trial to begin Evangelical rehabilitation mission faces liquidation Counter-extremism agents harass Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses charged with exclusivity State financing of church Hundred thousands of Wahabis in North Caucasus Survey shows only quarter of Russians think social and political activity of Orthodox Church excessive Jehovah's Witness beaten at police station Jehovah's Witnesses file third stage of appeal Far Eastern Orthodox Jewish community liquidated Russian Protestants number about 1.5 million Judicial persecution of Jehovah's Witness continues One of Jehovah’s Witnesses declared innocent in historic criminal case in Russia "The main problem – the Law on extremism – remains" Armed, drunken local official storms private Jehovah’s Witnesses meeting More raids and trails, pressure on lawyers, defendant forced to resign from job? Biased study of Jehovah's Witnesses literature admitted into court Hostility against building churches in Moscow turns violent Pentecostals win legal appeal Followers of Krishna lose housing Verdict in significant Russian criminal trial to be announced April 14, 2011 Despite opposition, Jehovah’s Witnesses cherish twenty years of official registration and growth in Russia Court heeds psychiatric assessment of Pentecostals Proposed restrictions on religious literature distribution Unregistered Baptists denounce proposed law on literature distribution Concerted campaign against Jehovah's Witnesses Will Duma approve "anti-Constitutional" religious literature restrictions? Chechnya enforcing Islamic dress code European Court of Human Rights "obviously ignored" Prosecutor calls for increased law enforcement against minority religions Provincial legislation seeks to revive thwarted federal attempt to ban public evangelism Illegal surveillance “evidence” used to prosecute Jehovah’s Witnesses Soviet style interference in protestant activity Criminal case against Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses lose appeal in district court "It is, in my opinion, religious persecution" Trial of Jehovah's Witness drags on Jehovah's Witnesses' magazines ruled extremist Russian Church official urges 'national dress code' Misuse of anti-extremist acts Sunday day of protests in Kaliningrad Judge rules in Jehovah's Witnesses' favor High court overturns guilty verdict in Kalistratov case JW Official Website (22.12.2011) – HRWF (19.01.12) - On December 22, 2011, the Supreme Court of the Altay Republic reversed the guilty verdict in a significant criminal case against Aleksandr Kalistratov, one of Jehovah's Witnesses. The judge in the first trial declared Mr. Kalistratov innocent of the charge of inciting religious hatred or enmity on April 14, 2011. However, at the request of the prosecutor, a retrial was ordered with a new judge who issued a guilty verdict on November 3, 2011, despite a lack of any new evidence. Mr. Kalistratov appealed the conviction, leading to today's verdict. Mr. Kalistratov stated, "I am glad that justice prevailed. I really hope to resume my normal routine and activities as one of Jehovah's Witnesses." Vasily Kalin of the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia said, "Today, the court issued the right decision. We hope that justice will triumph in other legal cases throughout Russia as well, where our fellow believers continue to have their rights significantly restricted solely on the grounds of their religion." Mr. Mikhail Odintsov, of the Russian Ombudsman's Office, commented on the charges, "Preaching activity, for which Kalistratov was incriminated, has been carried out within the limits of those forms of theological discussions that are generally accepted by Christianity when proving someone's teachings and outlook to be 'true' while claiming all the other religious systems to be 'false.' We are speaking of actions which, in a secular society governed by the rule of law and a democratic State, have never constituted a crime as stipulated in Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation." Officials in Siberia target married couple with unjust criminal charges JW Official Website (22.12.2011) / HRWF (19.01.12) - A married couple in the Siberian city of Chita is now the target of baseless criminal charges brought by Russian authorities. On December 22, 2011, court proceedings are due to begin in the city of Chita on a case opened against Andrey and Lyutsiya Raitin, under Article 282 (1) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This is the second criminal case of its kind that has reached the stage of court examination. On the same day, December 22, the Supreme Court of the Altay Republic reversed a guilty verdict in the first case, which was against Aleksandr Kalistratov, one of Jehovah's Witnesses in another Siberian city, Gorno-Altaysk. The investigator for the Raitins' case claims that giving the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? to acquaintances should be considered as "inciting to hatred or enmity on the grounds of religious affiliation." However, the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court ruled the following on June 28, 2011: "Criticism of political organizations, ideological and religious associations, political, ideological, or religious convictions, or of national or religious customs should not, on its own, be viewed as an action aimed at the incitement of hatred or enmity." Andrey Raitin stated: "Inciting to hatred never came to our mind! As Jehovah's Witnesses, my wife and I respect people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds. In our conversations, we seek to draw attention to what we all have in common and principles that can draw people closer to each other. The charges are all false. I think that this case is really an attack on our religion." Earlier this year, the officers of law-enforcement agencies in Russia carried out numerous searches in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. For example, on the morning of February 8, 2011, 13 homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Chita were searched. Later, on March 29, 2011, another three homes were ransacked in the nearby city of Baley. One of the homes belonged to an elderly Witness couple, aged 74 and 78, who had been earlier exonerated as victims of political repressions during the Soviet era. Grigory Martynov, a spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, stated: "We have no choice but to continue protecting our right to religious freedom and freedom of expression through legal means. Hopefully, the courts of Russia will eventually rule to put an end to the harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses." Russia regrets proposed ban of Hindu holy text in Siberia Times Live (20.12.11) / HRWF (19.01.12) - State prosecutors in Tomsk seek to ban the Russian translation of the Bhagavad Gita, contending it is an extremist religious text that should be on a blacklist that includes Hitler's Mein Kampf. They said the book spreads "social discord," the IANS news agency reported. "I consider it categorically inadmissible when any holy scripture is taken to the courts. For all believers these texts are sacred," Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin said. He insisted that Russia was a secular and democratic country where all religions enjoyed equal respect. Kadakin made the statement a day after Indian lawmakers forced an adjournment of parliament over the issue and Hindus staged protests outside the Russian consulate in Kolkata city. "It is strange that such events are unfolding in Tomsk which is famous for its secularism and religious tolerance," Kadakin said. "Well, it seems that even the lovely city of Tomsk has its own neighbourhood madmen. It is sad indeed," he added. The Siberian court is expected to deliver its verdict in the case on December 28. One acquittal, but the same day trial of two more begins Felix Corley Forum 18 News Service (10.01.12) / HRWF (19.01.12) - The criminal trial in Russia's Siberian city of Chita of a Jehovah's Witness married couple, Andrei and Lyutsiya Raitin, on charges of spreading "enmity and hatred" is due to resume on 23 January. Jehovah's Witnesses dismiss the accusations against the Raitins as "baseless". They pointed out to Forum 18 News Service that the same day the trial began - 22 December 2011 – fellow Jehovah's Witness Aleksandr Kalistratov was finally acquitted on exactly the same charges at Altai Republic Supreme Court, also in Siberia. Unless the Public Prosecutor challenges the decision, Kalistratov's acquittal brings to an end prosecutors' repeated attempts to imprison him on charges which were launched in 2010.
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