Noticias Teocraticas

Update on prisoners of conscience in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
As of November 2008, in Armenia there are 80 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 [...]

Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office stands up for religious freedom
With its October 13 ruling the supervisory collegium of the Kyzylorda Regional Court has restored religious freedom for Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Kyzylorda Region.

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November 13, 2008
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Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office stands up for religious freedom
Kazakhstan—With today’s decision, the supervisory collegium of the Kyzylorda Regional Court has [...]

Two more arrests in Eritrea
Late October saw two more of Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in Eritrea. A total of 40 are now in some form of detention there, as the deterioration of human rights continues unabated.

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November 10, 2008
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Two more arrests in Eritrea
Late October saw two more of Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in Eritrea. Beyene [...]

Update on prisoners of conscience in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
As of October 2008, in Armenia there are 74 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. [...]

Witnesses worldwide distribute leaflet as part of special initiative
On October 20, 2008, Jehovah’s Witnesses began a global initiative that focuses on finding satisfying answers to important questions in life. Their distribution of a leaflet entitled “Would You Like to Know the Truth?” will continue through mid-November.
Witnesses worldwide distribute leaflet focusing on the Bible’s answers to [...]

Human rights decline in Eritrea: 20 more jailed since July
Although the human rights situation in Eritrea has been grave for some years, conditions worsened as 20 more of Jehovah’s Witnesses were arrested during the past three months. The group includes men and women, ranging in age from 16 to 75.
Also see the International Religious Freedom [...]

Awake! — October 2008
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¡Despertad!, octubre de 2008
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Witnesses offer Awake! magazine as a help to parents for protecting children from Internet dangers
Jehovah’s Witnesses are distributing the October 2008 issue of their journal Awake! featuring a series of articles designed to help parents increase Internet safety in the home as they teach their children responsible [...]

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 [...]

Peaceful worship threatened in Azerbaijan
The escalation of raids, arrests and deportations indicates a steady decline of human rights in Azerbaijan.
Relevant report: http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1179

BAKU, Azerbaijan—The escalation of raids, arrests and deportations indicates a steady decline of human rights in Azerbaijan.
One recent incident involved two women who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, Gamar Alieva and Imamzade Mamedova. They were arrested [...]

Systematic arrests in Eritrea aggressively target minority faith
ASMARA, Eritrea—In what is the most open attempt in recent history to shut down a minority religion in Eritrea, police have systematically arrested 15 elders of Jehovah’s Witnesses during July and August. Some of them are presently confirmed to be imprisoned, but the whereabouts of others have not [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]