Remember the recent post from a couple week ago (here). Well, the Russian Supreme Court has just ruled that the Jehovah's Witnesses are an extremist group that must hand over all of its property to the state. See a short article here.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, which you will learn about later in this course, has issued a statement condemning the decision (here). The chair of the commission calls it "harassment." The USCIRF notes that the Russian law in question enables Russia to label groups as extremist even when those groups do not advocate or engage in violence.
What do you expect will happen to Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia? How might this ruling affect other religious groups? Will it hurt or hinder their success?
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