At least Seven Jehovah’s Witnesses have been tortured In northern Russia by the police because of their religious views.
The organisation was banned by Russia’s Supreme Court in 2017 as extremist and dozens of Jehovah’s Witnesses have since been detained across the country.
However, officials in Surgut initially denied the reports of torture, but now say they will investigate.
President Vladimir Putin has called the prosecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses ‘utter nonsense’ and asked the Supreme Court for clarification on how the law is applied.
