Non-governmental organizations in Russia, said in 2016, the decrease in the number of cases of violence
In Russia last year continued to harass religious minorities. This is stated in the annual U.S. state Department report about religious freedoms in the world.
“Government authorities continued to detain and penalize members of religious minorities on suspicion of extremism,” the document says.
It stresses that fines and deportation have also been for their religious activities, some citizens of the United States, in particular, volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints (Mormon Church). “Authorities have detained and fined several people for “public speech, calling for an attack on believers,” the report notes.
In addition, the state Department emphasizes that, in connection with the adoption of the “Spring package” that charges were filed against a number of Protestant denominations, the hare Krishnas and the Bishop of the Ukrainian reformed Orthodox Church. The paper also argues that according to the opinion of representatives of religious minorities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the broad concept of missionary activity in the “Spring package” allows you to be prosecuted for distributing religious materials.
The report States that in making religious publications in the list of prohibited local authorities referred to the Russian laws on countering extremism.
In General, as noted in the state Department, non-governmental organizations in Russia, said in 2016, the decrease in the number of cases of violence on ethnic or religious grounds.
We will remind, in July the liquidation of the organization, “Administrative center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia” from-for its extremist activity upheld by the Supreme court of Russia.
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