NETHERLANDS: Jehovah’s Witnesses do everything they can to get hold of sensitive data from...
Victims of abuse who shared their story in an investigation into abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses at Utrecht University fear that they could be identified...
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,...
NORWAY: Paul Gillies Lies Again
On February 11, 2021, Paul Gillies, Overseer (Director) of Public Relations at World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses, along with Marc Hensen (European Public Relations...
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...
ARGENTINA: Jehovah’s Witness, Pedro Matías Vargas, gets 12 years prison term
The Trial Court of Appeals of Paraná, made up of Carolina Castagno, Gustavo Pimentel and Elvio Garzón, decided this Friday to declare Pedro Matías...
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...
BELGIUM: Jehovah’s Witnesses Convicted of “Shunning Policy”
The non-profit organization behind the Jehovah's Witnesses has been convicted of inciting discrimination and hatred or violence against former members who chose to leave...
BELGIUM: Jehovah’s Witnesses fined 96,000 euros for inciting hate
The non-profit organization behind the Jehovah's Witnesses is guilty of inciting discrimination and hatred or violence against ex-members who have left the community. The...
ARGENTINA: Jehovah’s Witnesses remain silent in a child sexual abuse trial
Elders of a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Santa Elena opted for silence and secrecy in a trial that followed Matías Vargas and Luciano...
SPAIN: Supreme Court says religions cannot keep all personal data of members who leave
Before a request for total deletion of data, a proportional judgment must be made against the right of conservation.
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