Month: January 2023

Russian Witnesses seek U.S. asylum

SAN DIEGO -- Twice a week, Olga Ponomareva stands on a sidewalk in La Jolla Shores with a display of pamphlets about the Bible, most in Russian or Ukrainian. For Ponomareva, these moments are an...

3 years after, over 400,000 Jehovah’s witnesses in Lagos, other areas return to in-person assemblies this week

The last meeting of such magnitude in Nigeria was in 2019, before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a suspension of such large gatherings. JEHOVAH'S Witnesses across various areas in Lagos, and other parts...

Norwegian Jehovah’s Witnesses retain the right to seal marriages

Even though they recently seemed to lose their status as a religious community, Jehovah's Witnesses still have a right to seal legal marriages in Norway. That was decided recently by the district court in Oslo....

Norway: Oslo District Court Suspends De-Registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses

A draconian and unjust decision by the County Governor of Oslo and Viken has been blocked by quick judicial intervention. The fight, however, continues. [caption id="attachment_6593" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Oslo Courthouse, where the Oslo District Court...