Cases of police interference in the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in February 2013

During February 2013 there were several cases of detention of Jehovah's Witnesses law enforcement officers in Sverdlovsk, Belgorod, Samara regions and in Moscow. In most cases, preachers were taken to the ward police, where they interrogated, rewrote passport data, sometimes photographed. In the Krasnodar Territory, a drunk policeman with rude expressions insulted preachers women.

in Tyumen and In Tobolsk, several searches were carried out in the apartments of Jehovah's Witnesses. Were seized personal belongings and literature.

On February 10, 2013, in Moscow, the police tried to carry out an unscheduled check in the room where the prayer meeting of the community was held.

Sources

• Information about the manifestation of religious intolerance towards Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia from February 1 to February 28, 2013 // Communication from the press service of the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. 2013. March 1.