Russia
Jehovah's Witnesses plans for stadium service in Russia blocked
The statement said that according to Russian law, sports facilities cannot be used for religious purposes. The group had signed a contract with the Murmansk Central Stadium for services from July 18-20.
In May 2007, the Murmansk branch of the Jehovah's Witnesses, which has around 800 members, clashed with the local administration when authorities refused to allocate land for the construction of a religious center in a densely-populated area of the city.
The group, known in the West for persistent door-to-door evangelism, was formed in the 19th Century in the United States. It rejects the deity of Jesus Christ and claims that the Christian church has corrupted the Bible. The group's religious text is the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
The Jehovah's Witnesses have been banned in some post-Soviet countries.

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