Russian news article re: financial misdeeds of the WT in Russia

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  TheWonderofYou

  Irina Anatoleyvna Yarovaya is Wladimir Putins combatant and is a deputy chairman of the state Duma and chairman of the State duma committee on security and counter corruption. She is responsible for already over 100 repressive laws in Russia called "Yarovaya laws". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Yarovaya

  She is described as fascinating woman with tactic intelligence, cleverness and "perniciousness" and it is sayed that she evokes antiallergic reactions with many women.

  

  Be it the draconic anti-terror laws "Yarovaya Act" which e.g. are allowing arbitrary acts of executive organs and the antievangelism provisions or the Foreign agent law, which regulates tax exemptions for NGOs.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarovaya_Law

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_foreign_agent_law

  Even non-violent "extremist" activities - including criticism of the church or the elite - are now punishable by impisonment, as is the not-reporting of crimes, age of criminal responsibilty has been reduced to fourteen years.

  Telecom companies are expected to store Internet data and telephone conversations for six months beginning from 2018, while metadata will be stored even for three years, which will make electronic communications more expensive. .... Internetuser are already afaid to express themselves in social networks, parents are afraid of their half-grown children, entrepreneurs are shaking of upcoming checks.

  
  
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  TheWonderofYou

  In case you may not have read this about the russian anti-terror law.

  Therefore also others religions with missionary activities like Mormons, Pentecostals, Baptists and others are under suspiction.

  The amendments also include new restrictions on evangelism and missionary work.[8] The amendments add a new provision to Russia's Religion Legislation, stating that "missionary activity" may only be performed "without hindrance" at churches and other religious sites designated by the chapter, and that it is expressly forbidden to perform missionary activities in private residences. "Missionary activity" is defined as "the activity of a religious association, aimed at disseminating information about its beliefs among people who are not participants (members, followers) in that religious association, with the purpose of involving these people as participants (members, followers). It is carried out directly by religious associations or by citizens and/or legal entities authorised by them, publicly, with the help of the media, the internet or other lawful means."[9] Missionary activities may not be used to pursue violations of public safety, "the motivation of citizens to refuse to fulfil their civic duties as established by law and to commit other illegal acts", suicide, or the refusal of medical treatment on religious grounds as aims.[9]
  Missionary activities may only be performed by authorized members of registered religious groups and organizations. A group becomes ineligible to perform missionary activities if they have been banned under a court order for practicing extremism or terrorism, or have been liquidated. Foreign missionaries may only perform missionary activities after registering for a permit from a recognized religious organization.[9][10][11][12] Citizens are also required to report unauthorized religious activity to the government or face fines.[10]

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  As early as 2015, a first discriminatory law against certain religious communities had entered into force in Russia. They were asked to reveal their foreign sources of money. If any deadlines are not met, the dissolution is threatened.
  Like the controversial law on non-governmental organizations of 2012, the law of 2015 recruited beneficiaries of foreign funds under general suspicion. Such consortia have had to submit a detailed financial report annually. They must also provide information on their management personnel and demonstrate that their activities comply with their statutes.