Orthodox believers in St. Petersburg urge Jehovah's Witnesses not to refuse blood transfusions

January 16 2011, more than forty people gathered outside the Jehovah's Witnesses compound in Vyborgsky district of St. Petersburg.

The picket participants, among whom were mainly Orthodox Christians, demanded members of the community to stop refusing to blood transfusions during treatment.

Sources

• Lavrentyev P. In St. Petersburg, residents held an unsanctioned public gathering at the headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses. The reason was another refusal of blood transfusion among Jehovah's Witnesses // Analytical website of IIC Panorama. 2011. January 18.