Breaking: Russian Court Seizes 123 Jehovah's Witnesses' Properties
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Moscow, Russia - A Russian court has confiscated 123 real estate assets belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses.
The court also transferred the properties to the Russian government.
The judgement was delivered on Friday, July 31, 2026.
As reported by Reuters, the property assets had previously been registered as belonging to the Swedish branch of Jehovah's Witnesses.
It included 63 residential and commercial properties with a total area of over 11,000 square metres.
The real estate also has 60 plots of land with a total area of 5.6 hectares situated across the country.
Source: Legit.ng
