SPAIN – Defamation lawsuit backfires as Spanish Association countersues
A Legal Twist: Jehovah’s Witnesses can be called “A destructive Sect” in Spain Members of the Spanish Association AEVTJ Updates and Understanding of the Spanish Association’s stand against the Jehovah’s Witness Sect’s lawsuits Written by Miss Usato, first published December 23rd, 2023 -Last updated April 4th, 2025 “Everything happens when you start to disagree. We […]
A Madrid judge accepts that Jehovah’s Witnesses can be classified as a “destructive sect” and the followers of him as “victims”
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses check all the boxes for a cult? – Photo – Freedom of Mind Resource Center Originally published in Spanish by 20minutos.es on December 14, 2023 The magistrate rejects a complaint against the association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Government grants Jehovah’s Witnesses the tax benefits that the Catholic Church has. Justice […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are a “destructive cult” and the former members, “victims”, according to a ruling
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses check all the boxes for a cult? – Photo – Freedom of Mind Resource Center Originally published in Spanish by larazon.es on December 14, 2023. Written by F. Miller. The lawsuit filed by this religious organization against the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses is dismissed. The religious confession Jehovah’s Christian […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses appear “perplexed” for the sentence that protects them as a “sect” and they will resort
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses check all the boxes for a cult? – Photo – Freedom of Mind Resource Center Originally published in Spanish by Europa Press Sociedad on December 14, 2023. Jehovah’s Witnesses have been “perplexed and dismayed” by the ruling of the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 6 of Torrejón de Ardoz that […]
JW.org Sues TheJW.org and Loses
World Intellectual Property Organization July 25, 2023 – Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (Jehovah’s Witnesses) filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration Center on May 5, 2023 against the parody website TheJW.org. WIPO found in favor of the owners of the disputed domain name and subsequently denied Jehovah’s […]
NORWAY: Court Revokes Jehovah’s Witnesses Request to Suspend Deregistration
Map of Norway including Olso & Viken regions with Oslo District Court building in the background OSLO, NORWAY: On April 26, 2023, the Oslo District Court revoked Jehovah’s Witnesses’ temporary injunction that they obtained on December 30, 2022. The temporary injunction was in place to suspend the government’s attempt to deregister Jehovah’s Witnesses as a […]
Philip Brumley’s “sustained effort to deceive”
Philip Brumley Fined over $150k for deceiving a Montana Court in a child sex abuse case MONTANA, USA: Philip Brumley, legal counsel for Jehovah’s Witnesses, and head of the legal department at their headquarters in Patterson, New York, has been fined $154,448.11. On June 22, 2020 he submitted an affidavit to the United States District […]
Norway: Jan Frode Nilsen’s Testimony
Jan Frode Nilsen gives testimony before an Oslo Court regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses’ shunning of former members Anders Ryssdal, lawyer for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway, asks Jan Frode Nilsen some questions before an Oslo court on Thursday. The following is a paraphrasing of what was discussed based on notes written in Norwegian and provided to Mr. […]
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. […]