Kazakhstan - women fined for praying with elderly residents in hospice - News about human rights defender Vadim Kuramshin

Christmas. Matt. 4:16 (ESV) "the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.” (Zech. 9:12)
Kazakhstan:

Forum 18: "One of three women fined in November for conducting "illegal" religious activity while visiting elderly residents of a hospice in East Kazakhstan Region lost her appeal on 7 December."

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- Well-known human rights defender Вадим Курамшин is suffering from chronic sciatica that is getting worse in prison. He is also accused of violating the dress code. Sadly he is subjected to systematic punishments. 

http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2240
Forum 18: "For many years the church has helped residents of the privately-run Zhandauren Hospice with clothes, wheelchairs and medicines. --- The place is quite poor, sad and depressing," one church member told Forum 18 from Oskemen, "and the 100 or so lonely elderly residents rarely have any visitors. Some of them live there for years, forsaken by their children or relatives, either unable to care for themselves or having no other place to live, and some require round the clock care. --- On the afternoon of 14 October, the three women brought tea and sweets for the residents, talking to and praying with some of them and offering copies of the New Testament. --- "Our ladies only visited and met with those who invited them to come," the church member added. "They did not impose themselves or their care on anyone, nor did they create any disturbance. --- However, on the afternoon of 14 October, about ten officials "in dark clothes" suddenly arrived, Kerbele noted. "They split up us, wouldn't listen to us and wouldn't answer our questions as to what it was about and what had happened," --- Repeatedly asked by Forum 18 who had suffered because the women had prayed with some of the hospice residents at their request, Meirbayev appeared not to want to answer. "They shouldn't conduct such measures there," he kept repeating."



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News about well-known human rights defender Vadim Kuramshin:

- Well-known human rights defender Вадим Курамшин is suffering from chronic sciatica that is getting worse in prison. He is also accused of violating the dress code. Sadly he is subjected to systematic punishments. We continue to remember those in prison and those who are mistreated.

http://socdeistvie.info/main/1738-kommentariy-vadima-kuramshina-k-posledney-provokacii-iz-tyuremnogo-lazareta.html


Zech. 9:12 (ESV) "Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double."

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Photo of sun: KL (Ps. 116:1 ESV "I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas.")