‘When they persecute you in one city, flee to another’: Banned in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are seeking refuge in Belarus, where other problems await

Russian Jehovah's Witnesses have been fleeing to Belarus ever since Russia banned the religious group in 2017. Since then, Russia's Attorney General has asked Belarus to extradite at least two Russian Jehovah's Witnesses back to their home country. But in both cases, Belarus refused. The exact number of Russian Jehovah's Witnesses who've fled to Belarus is unknown. Meduza tells the stories of several Russian asylum seekers who fled their home country in order to continue practicing their faith. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/15/when-they-persecute-you-in-one-city-flee-to-another