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Belarusian Christian fined for organizing Bible study

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

GRODNO, BELARUS (ANS) — A Belarusian Christian has been fined the equivalent of nine months minimum wage salary for attempting to organize an informal Bible study and discussion group.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports that on June 9 2008, the Grodno Regional Court declared Valentin Borovik guilty of violating Article >>>Continue reading >>>

Record Fine for Baptists in Belarus for Talking About Religion

BELARUS (ANS) — Belarus has imposed a fine of more than two months average wages on a Baptist who organized choral singing and talked about religious issues outside Ushachi public market.

Belarus is located in Eastern Europe, east of Poland.

A story by Geraldine Fagan writing for Forum 18 News Service reported that after a plain clothes >>>Continue reading >>>