‘When they persecute you in one city, flee to another’
Banned in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are seeking refuge in Belarus, where other problems await Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETAJehovah’s Witnesses awaiting baptism-by-pool at Traktor Stadium in Minsk, Belarus, July 25, 2015 Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses have been fleeing to Belarus ever since Russia banned the religious group in 2017. Since then, Russia’s Attorney General has asked Belarus to extradite at least two Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses back to their home country.