Speak Up! Even if it costs everything
Jan Frodde Nilsen was born into Jehovah’s Witnesses. When he began to question his faith and spoke out, it he learned it costs everything.
NORWAY: Jehovah’s Witnesses Denied State Subsidy
Paul Gillies, director of the Office of Public Information (OPI) of Jehovah’s Witnesses On 1 January 2021, the new Religious Communities Act came into force in Norway. The Act contains conditions for registration of and grants to faiths and religious communities. It also specifies several grounds for when grants can be refused. With the implementation […]
ECUADOR: Jehovah’s Witness Woman, locked between her silence and the murder of her baby
The woman is in a detention center, awaiting an expert opinion The Lawyer and relatives of a young Jehovah’s Witness woman investigated for stabbing her child request a medical evaluation to determine if she suffers from a mental disorder. Originally published in Spanish on Extra.ec by Miguel Párrago on July 10, 2022. The application is […]
Sweden: Abuse, filter bubbles and carefully selected truths
Jenny Küttim, acclaimed journalist & head of investigations at SVT, publishes “Truth Bearers”, a review of Jehovah’s Witnesses & the mechanisms of closed groups.Photo: Adam Syundman/SvD/TT What does it do to a person to realize that they grew up being lied to? To understand that you have been manipulated, teased about certain things while other […]
GERMANY: Abuse Commission focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse wants to take a closer look at allegations of abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Independent Commission on Child Sexual Abuse has announced that it will investigate allegations of abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses. Originally published in German on Merkur.de. Berlin – The Independent Commission for the […]
SWEDEN: New grant requirements – denominations must apply
Those who represent organizations must live up to the requirements we have, says Anders Ygeman (S), Minister of Integration and Migration. Photo: Paul Wennerholm / TT, Gorm Kallestad / TT Sweden – Today, the government presented proposals for new legislation, with new democratic conditions for stronger control over state support for civil society and religious […]
NORWAY: She Celebrated Her First May 17th
Alma Nymoen Nilsen Celebrated Her First National Day in NorwayPhoto Vartland MAY 17th DEBUT: Former Jehovah’s Witness Alma Nymoen Nilsen (15) had never celebrated May 17th before. She had to Google May 17th. Then she did just as well to speak for the local community. Originally published in Norwegian by Åsmund Reymert on Vårt Land. […]
NETHERLANDS: Investigation into consequences of shunning former Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Den Helder. Photo Olaf Kraak Insular religious communities who shun former members is not a criminal offence. However, the House of Representatives calls it “medieval” and “psychological abuse”. Originally published May 17, 2022 in Dutch by Thomas Borst on NRC. The cabinet is investigating the consequences of shunning former […]
USA: A Lengthy Legal Struggle Ends in Victory
Paul Polidoro, deputy Witch-hunter for Watchtower, speaks about human rights on JW.org IT BEGAN in 2018 and lasted for 4 years. During all that time, the YouTuber, Kevin McFree was under attack by opposers of freedom of speech. These opposers were determined to make an example of Kevin McFree’s fair use of their intellectually dishonest […]