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Jehovah’s Witness Detained in Tajikistan for Objecting to Military Service

By Kimberly Winston
Image via Jehovah's Witnesses / RNS
Oct 26, 2017
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The right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to adhere to their faith’s rejection of military service — they believe their allegiance is to God alone — is recognized in the U.S. and other Western countries. But Tajikistan has no law concerning conscientious objectors.

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