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 […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses loses appeal in Norway
The State Administrator reminded Jehovah’s Witnesses that this denial of State funding is in no way, prejudicial to their freedom of religion and assembly nor does it limit their ability to practice their religion. Jehovah’s Witnesses were also reminded that the ECHR has stated that access to financial support does not affect the individual’s right […]
BELGIUM: Appeal to the Ghent Court
Patrick Haeck is a former elder of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Here he reports on the court proceedings that took place in the Ghent Courtroom in Belgium where Jehovah’s Witnesses appeal the ruling of inciting hate and discrimination towards former Jehovah’s Witnesses. Yesterday, March 22, 2022, we spent a particularly long and difficult day in front of […]
Child Sex Slave in Watchtower’s House of God
The Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse wants to take a closer look at allegations of abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses. WARNING! Reader discretion is advised. This article contains sexually explicit content that is extremely disturbing. Written by Lester Somrah According the to the Complaint (available here – use a VPN if needed, […]
NORWAY: Gry Nygård won in the Court of Appeal against Jehovah’s Witnesses
When Gry Nygård was expelled from Jehovah’s Witnesses, she lost all family and friends. After three years, she is now one step closer to her sons. Originally published on nrk.no by Trine Rognli and Torkil Stoltz “People say it has rained all day, but I have only seen the sun,” says Gry Nygård. The decision […]
NORWAY: Expelled from Jehovah’s Witnesses for Sexual Immorality – Going to court to get back in
A former member of Jehovah’s Witnesses says she has been sexually abused. Jehovah’s Witnesses say she was guilty of gross sexual immorality. Today, the parties meet in Borgarting Court of Appeal. Originally published in Norwegian on NRK by Inger Sunder on June 2, 2021. In 2018, Gry Nygård was expelled from the Ski congregation of […]
Canada: Watch Tower Sues the Province of British Columbia
On April 1, 2021, W.Glen How & Associates LLP, a Watch Tower law firm, with an address at the Canadian headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses, gave notice of a civil claim against “Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia”. The Jehovah’s Witnesses claim that the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) is […]
BELGIUM: Unia says Anti-Discrimination Act forbids shunning or targeting former believers
A religious group should never subject apostate members to a “shunning policy”, often with very damaging consequences for the family ties of the people involved. In connection with this, the court of first instance in Ghent sentenced the non-profit organization Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses to a fine of 96,000 euros for inciting discrimination and […]
BELGIUM: Jehovah’s Witnesses respond to Ghent Ruling
On March 16, the Court of First Instance in Ghent ruled against the “Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses” in Belgium with regard to the application of the biblical norm of ceasing or limiting contacts with an excommunicated person or having made the decision to voluntarily withdraw from the group. For the first time since the […]