The Kislovodsk community of Jehovah's Witnesses was fined 500 thousand rubles
In January 2017, the local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kislovodsk was punished for possession of prohibited materials. On February 21, 2017, the prosecutor's office in Kislovodsk, Stavropol Territory, reported that a local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses had been fined 500,000 rubles by a court decision for possession of extremist materials for mass distribution (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This decision was made on January 26, 2017.