To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to support freedom of religion or belief for Jehovah's Witnesses imprisoned in Russia.
Answered on
28 January 2022
The UK is deeply concerned about the situation of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Russian Federation. In all levels of bilateral engagement, we continue to call on the Russian authorities to end the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses, and to uphold their commitments on the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, for all individuals across the Russian Federation. The FCDO remains in regular contact with representatives of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the UK and Russia.
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