Andrzej Oniszczuk, a Polish citizen, was detained last year along with other worshippers.
A citizen of Poland has been held in solitary confinement for at least five months, becoming the second European Union citizen detained in Russia for being a practicing Jehovah’s Witness, according to the group’s adherents.
Jehovah’s Witnesses sing songs at the beginning of their meeting in Russia, before the group was outlawed in 2017. A Polish citizen has been held in solitary confinement for at least five months, becoming the second European Union citizen detained in Russia for being a practicing Jehovah’s Witness, according to the group’s adherents. Alexander Aksakov/The Washington Post/Getty Images
The raids and alleged torture took place shortly after Dennis Christensen, a Danish citizen, was convicted in February of extremism and sentenced to six years in prison in Russia.
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