Update on Souza’s Case: Inside the Lawsuit Taking on Watchtower Leadership
Photo of the JW.org sign at Bethel, Warwick NY Article published and written by: Miss Usato This is an update outlining the allegations, legal maneuvering, and broader implications of a case challenging Jehovah’s Witness leadership over claims of abuse and institutional cover-up. A major civil lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York has […]
When faced with death, she chose being a mother first
Published by: Miss Usato on December 13th, 2025 AvoidJW recently received an email from a former Jehovah’s Witness who wishes to remain anonymous. He asked that his experience be shared so others might better understand the depth of harm caused by shunning. For nearly a decade, his mother strictly followed Jehovah’s Witness shunning rules and […]
The Joni Valkila Ruling: Finland Backs Scrutiny of Harmful Faith Practices
Joni Valkila (on the right) and Jari-Pekka Peltoniemi (on the left) from 2014. Taken on their way to meet Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson to discuss how the Finnish government could respond to harmful practices within Jehovah’s Witnesses. Article Written and Published by: Miss Usato, November 26th, 2025 “There are no probable grounds to support […]
The $100,000,000 claim that is rocking Watchtower
Watchtower Headquarters in WarWick, New York Article written by: Miss Usato on November 26th, 2025 A blistering new lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York has placed the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ corporate structure under a forensic spotlight, and the picture emerging isn’t exactly the serene pastoral image featured in Watchtower’s glossy literature. You can […]
Inside Story: The Jehovah’s Witness Cover-Up Behind Scott Merritt Indictment
Former Jehovah’s Witness, Scott Merritt at his arraignment on November 4th, 2025. Photo by: Ashlyn O’Hara Written and Published by: Miss Usato, Interviewed: Anonymous Survivors of Merritt and a Witness The case of Former Jehovah’s Witness and perpetrator Scott Merritt is more than a criminal indictment — it’s a window into a global pattern of […]
France’s Miviludes Targets Watchtowers Abuse: Interview with Barbara Anderson
The Palace of Justice in France, Miviludes logo, photo designed by Miss Usato Written and Published By: Miss Usato Interviewed: Barbara Anderson November 2nd, 2025 In this article, Barbara Anderson, a long-time advocate who has spent decades exposing abuse and coercive control within the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, spoke with AVOIDJW about the development and her […]
BREAKING NEWS: Sweden Denies State Aid to Jehovah’s Witnesses
In highlight: Sweden, next to Norway, The Second Country now denying or revoking public religious subsidies to Jehovah’s Witnesses on the “values/democracy criteria” rationale Written and Published by: Miss Usato On October 24th, 2025, The Swedish Authority for Support to Faith Communities (SST) has rejected Jehovah’s Witnesses’ application for government funding under the 2024:487 Act […]
Washington State: A Law for the Lost Voices, and the Silence That Followed
From Justice to Silence: How Washington’s Child Abuse Law Was Undone by the Church Written and Published by: Miss Usato, October 12th, 2025 Washington’s Senate Bill 5375 aimed to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse, even for confessions. But a DOJ investigation, church lawsuits, and a settlement erased the law’s core. The result: a […]
Be alert, Judging the Judges -The Lesson of Gideon’s 300
My bible book of bible Stories for Children, on the historical narrative of Gideon’s 300 soldiers Written and Published by: Miss Usato, October 8th, 2025 In a Jehovah’s Witness children’s book, “My Book of Bible Stories,” There is a biblical story the organization narrates about Gideon’s soldiers drinking from a nearby stream before combat. The […]