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    US report says Jehovah's Witnesses in Armenian jails

    Arminfo
    1 Mar 05

    YEREVAN

    Ten members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect, who had refused to serve
    in the army before the law "On alternative service" came into force
    are still imprisoned in Armenia, the US Department of State said in
    its annual report on human rights published today.

    Three members of the sect had been held in preliminary custody by that
    moment, while 17 "Witnesses" had been released and kept under house
    arrest after serving a third of their prison terms, the source said.

    The law "On alternative service" came into force on 1 June 2004. Under
    the law the young people whose faith and religious beliefs go against
    compulsory military service are exempt from serving in military units.
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