Jehovah’s Witnesses and Norway
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Governing Body member, Anthony Morris III and Scandinavian Branch Representative, Jorgen Pedersen, discuss the removal of religious grants for the religious group in Norway, describing the move as “unconstitutional” and an “attack” against religious freedom.
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 […]
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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 […]
France: ECHR condemns France for the sexual abuse suffered by a child in care of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. mrallen / stock.adobe.com The young girl, placed in a family of members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, had suffered rape and sexual abuse for 13 years. Originally published in French on Le Figaro on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned France on Thursday […]
LimeCulture: Resource for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs)
A Resource for Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) Working with victims and survivors from the Jehovah’s Witnesses Community Download Download Booklet LimeCulture has launched a resource for Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) as part of the National ISVA Co-ordinator (NISVAC) Service pilot in the United Kingdom. The NISVAC Service has been working in partnership with […]
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.