Noticias Teocraticas

Update on prisoners of conscience in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
As of September 2008, in Armenia there are 77 Jehovah’s Witnesses in prison for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds, and in Nagorno-Karabakh one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is in prison for his conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. It is hoped that [...]

Changes to religion law in Austria can benefit other countries
STRASBOURG—Austria’s long history as a progressive pluralistic society will only be enhanced by the most recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights. What is perhaps more important is that the decision of the Court clearly explains that there is no justification for a nationally and [...]

ECHR rules Austria religion law violates human rights
STRASBOURG—Today, the European Court of Human Rights released a decision concerning religious law in Austria. The Court stated that Austrian religious law violates the European Convention on Human Rights. Two religious confessional communities had complained about being discriminated against in comparison with recognized [...]

Is mass disruption to Jehovah’s Witness congresses coordinated?
By Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>, and
Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
The authorities have prevented about eight Jehovah’s Witness congresses from taking place so far this summer while about thirty have gone ahead despite official attempts to obstruct them, Marina Topuriya of the Jehovah’s Witnesses [...]

For Immediate ReleaseJuly 28, 2008

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Arson destroys religious meeting hall in Russia

CHEKHOV, Russia—For the first time in the modern history of Russia, arson left a Kingdom Hall, or house of worship used by Jehovah’s Witnesses, in charred ruins. This comes at a time when official opposition to religious freedom has reached the [...]

By Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>, and
Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>

The authorities have prevented about eight Jehovah’s Witness congresses from taking place so far this summer while about thirty have gone ahead despite official attempts to obstruct them, Marina Topuriya of the Jehovah’s Witnesses told [...]

For Immediate Release
July 16, 2008

FSB officers raid Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
YEKATERINBURG, Russia—On Wednesday, July 16, at 11:00 a.m., officers from the FSB security service arrived at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Yekaterinburg and detained 18 members present, some of whom were doing building repair work, others were rehearsing for an [...]

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Russian prosecutors attempt to use extremist law against Jehovah’s Witnesses
YEKATERINBURG, Russia—The prosecutor’s office in the city of Asbest is seeking to misapply a law on extremist activity to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ literature. This could lead to a ban on the literature used by Jehovah’s Witnesses and even on their worship in [...]

Video News Releases

 Faithful Under Trials—Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Soviet Union
On three nights in early April 1951, thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Ukraine, Moldavia, and the Baltic lands—men, women, and children—were loaded into boxcars and exiled to Siberia. Why did the powerful Soviet government regard the Witnesses as a threat? How did they survive and prosper [...]

L’ADFI et les contribuables

L’ADFI perd un procès et hop ! l’argent du contribuable a disparu… L’UNADFI, c’est l’Union Nationale des ADFI, qui regroupe l’ensemble des “Associations de Défense de la Famille et de l’Individu”, un nom trompeur pour les responsables de nombreux drames familiaux notamment lorsqu’ils ont préconisé le “déprogramming” à l’instar de leurs ex-homologues [...]

La intolerancia religiosa no sólo se extiende; también mata
José Antonio Román
El fenómeno de la intolerancia religiosa en el país crece y cobra víctimas. Presente sobre todo en las áreas rurales e indígenas, las grandes ciudades tampoco escapan a sus efectos. Lejos de la realidad están los 32 casos contabilizados oficialmente por la Secretaría de Gobernación [...]

Struggle continues for conscientious objectors
Currently, Armenia has 78 Jehovah’s Witnesses who are in prison for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. Another 5 received suspended sentences. Currently, Nagorno-Karabakh has one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in prison for his conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds.
 

More believers detained in Eritrea
afrol News, 3 June - Africa’s most brutal dictatorship, Eritrea, continued its wanton arresting expedition by detaining 34 more Christians congregating and praying in a local home in Keren last Wednesday. Keren is the country’s third largest city about 200 kilometres northwest of the capital, Asmara.
The government’s brutal crackdown on independent [...]

RUSSIA: Are Turkish teachers, traditional pagans and Jehovah’s Witnesses religious extremists?
By Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>
Tatar-Turkish lycees, traditional Mari paganism, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are all being officially accused of religious extremism in Russia, Forum 18 News Service has found. Tatarstan Public Prosecutor’s Office has warned a Tatar-Turkish Lycee that Turkish teachers – who [...]

Testemunhas de Jeová e o Holocausto
Em 1933, mesmo ano em que Adolf Hitler foi nomeado novo chanceler da Alemanha , Hitler com sua ideologia nazista lançou uma campanha para aniquilar as Testemunhas de Jeová. No ano de 1935 elas estavam proscritas em toda nação ariana.
Quando Hitler assumiu o poder teria dito em um de seus [...]