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 […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Disfellowshipping
Did You Know … ? Jehovah’s Witnesses and Disfellowshipping contains over 800 pages of reference material that attempts to justify and solidify their right to shun former believers. It is nothing more than propaganda as there is no attempt to be objective or address the issues and concerns of those adversely affected by the practice. […]
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 […]
Videos Removed from JW.org
Did You Know? Many of the early JW Broadcasting videos that were once publicly available on JW.org, including broadcasts from the 2014–2019 era—have since been removed from the site’s public library. These broadcasts captured the organization’s teachings, announcements, and historical messaging at the time of release. Preserving them provides an important historical record and allows […]
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 […]