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.

For Immediate Release
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 [...]

Fue perseguido por ser testigo de Jehová durante el mando de Bussi
Carlos Contreras le pidió al juez federal subrogante Nº 1, Daniel Bejas, que sancione a las autoridades militares, entre las que se encuentra el represor Antonio Domingo Bussi, por persecución y amenazas en su contra. En 1955, Contreras había sido despojado de su cargo [...]

Ida Grispan (izquierda) y Magdalena Kusserow muestran fotos suyas y de sus familiares de
la época del nazismo. La Opinión

Las dos fueron detenidas cuando eran adolescentes y perdieron a casi todos sus familiares. Ian Grispan y Magdalena Krusserow llegan a granada para relatar sus experiencias.

MATÍAS OCHOA. ΩA Magdalena Kusserow y a Ida Grispan les [...]

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 [...]

TSJ: Libertad religiosa no está por encima del derecho a la vida
Autorizan a médicos a hacer transfusiones de sangre si es único tratamiento posible

Para el Tribunal Supremo, el derecho a la vida merece protección absoluta, “aún en contra de la voluntad de su titular” (Nicola Rocco/Archivo)

“Y cualquier varón de los hijos de Israel, o [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]