Norway: Pedersen’s Propaganda
SUED FOR DISCRIMINATION: “When the State Administrator attacks Jehovah’s Witnesses, she stigmatizes more than 12,000 law-abiding and peaceful citizens,” writes Jørgen Pedersen JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: The treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses by the authorities in the last two years has made this a topical issue on the subject of human rights, and will potentially have major consequences […]
No resources for victims of violence and ostracism in state-sponsored religious communities
Anna Margrét Kaldalóns grew up in the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Iceland. Her entire family was ostracized when she was 12 years old, and she says the experience was almost like the end of the world. ICELAND: There are no professional resources available for people who leave cults in Iceland, and many former members […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Awarded Temporary Injunction
Oslo District Court, awards Jehovah’s Witnesses with a temporary injunction preventing their de-registration in Norway Oslo, Norway. Jehovah’s Witnesses have been awarded a temporary injunction against the state administrator, preventing it from deregistering the religious group until a court has heard the case and made a determination. The State Administrator intends to challenge the ruling. […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses lose registration as a religious community
Jehovah’s Witnesses run a meeting house called “Kingdom Hall”. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB The State Administrator in Oslo and Viken has decided to withdraw Jehovah’s Witnesses’ registration as a religious community under the Religious Communities Act. Originally published in Norwegian by statsforvalteren.no on December 22, 2022 Oslo, Norway, December 22, 2022 – The State Administrator […]
NORWAY: Nilsen responds to Jehovah’s Witnesses
 Jan Frode Nilsen responds to Jehovah’s Witnesses letter to the State Administrator dated 14 December 2022  On December 14, 2022 the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious group sent a 10 page letter to the State Administrator in Oslo & Viken. It is in response to a previous letter issued by the State Administrator on October […]
SPAIN: Struggle in Jehovah’s Witnesses
File photo of a Jehovah’s Witness man on a street in the UK. Richard Baker via Getty Images. This is the first time a religion has brought an action against dissidents in Spain. The Court of 1st Instance of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) will investigate whether the name of one of the associations undermines the honor […]
SPAIN: Jehovah’s Witnesses take their victims to court
Shutterstock | Roman Riviera Those who have abandoned Jehovah’s Witnesses are considered “apostates” by the sect, and adherents cut off all contact with them, even if they are part of their own family. Originally published on November 7, 2022 in Spanish on Aleteia by Luis Santamaría*. On November 8, the Court of 1st Instance of […]
NORWAY: Nygard Receiving free legal aid
Shunned: Gry Helen Nygård is grateful for the legal help she now receives from the law firm Schjødt. COURT CASE: The Schjødt law firm assists Gry Helen Nygård with a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights. – This case is fundamentally important, says the lawyer Originally published in Norwegian on VÅRT LAND on […]
NORWAY: State Administrator issues Jehovah’s Witnesses with notice of loss of registration
MAY LOSE REGISTRATION: “We will now consider whether the conditions that came to light in our investigations may also have an impact on the registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses”, writes the State Administrator in Oslo and Viken in a letter to Jehovah’s Witnesses. (Photo: Vidar Ruud/NTB) JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: The shunning practice of Jehovah’s Witnesses is the […]