Month: March 2022

Jehovah’s Witnesses flee Russia for worship without fear

Over the past five years, hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subjected to raids, arrests and prosecution in Russia. Many others have fled – including one couple, Dmitrii and Nellia Antsybor, who flew to Mexico...

Jehovah’s Witnesses keeping congregants active, safe

Longtime Tulare County resident Jeanie Vollmer would knock on doors or chat with passersby at a local park in Lindsay as part of her volunteer ministry five days a week. That abruptly changed in the...

What Does the Russian Invasion Mean for Religious Minorities in Ukraine?

Last week, the Washington Post obtained a letter from the U.S. to the United Nations warning of further Russian human rights abuses against vulnerable groups in Ukraine, including religious minorities. While the letter did not specify which religious...

European Court of Human Rights: Russia Sentenced for Mistreating Jehovah’s Witnesses

In two judgments rendered on February 22, the Strasbourg judges decided that the human rights of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses had been violated. On February 22, 2022, Russia was hit by two judgments of the European...