Russia sentences two 74-year-olds to prison amid Jehovah's Witness crackdown

Federaţia Rusă

Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Russia has sentenced two 74-year-old men to three years in prison this week for practicing their Jehovah's Witness religion, the church confirmed Thursday, making them the oldest Jehovah's Witnesses currently behind bars amid the Kremlin's crackdown on the Christian denomination. In an emailed statement to UPI, Jehovah's Witness Regional Director of Communications Jarrod Lopes said Valeriy Knyaze and Indus Talipov were sentenced Wednesday. "It's patently absurd that Russian

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