Russian stamps down on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses as homes confiscated
- A court in Moscow has seized 123 real estate properties belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses and handed them over to the Russian state, the capital's judicial court service announced on Friday.
- The assets had previously been registered under the religious group’s Swedish branch.
- They include 63 residential and commercial properties covering a combined total area of over 11,000 square metres, as well as 60 plots of land with an overall area of 5.6 hectares located across the country.
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- A court in Moscow has seized 123 real estate properties belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses and handed them over to the Russian state, the capital's judicial court service announced on Friday.
- The assets had previously been registered under the religious group’s Swedish branch.
- They include 63 residential and commercial properties covering a combined total area of over 11,000 square metres, as well as 60 plots of land with an overall area of 5.6 hectares located across the country.
Sources: The Independent