Month: February 2025

TURKMENISTAN: Second conscientious objector sentenced to corrective labour

A second Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector is serving a corrective labour sentence, where the state takes a fifth of his wages. On 27 January, a Dashoguz Region court sentenced 20-year-old Agabek Rozbayew to 18 months'...

CRIMEA: Two more Jehovah’s Witness prisoners of conscience jailed

On 14 January, a Russian-controlled court in the occupied Ukrainian city of Sevastopol jailed two Jehovah's Witnesses, 53-year-old Sergey Zhigalov and 55-year-old Viktor Kudinov, for six years each for organising the activities of a banned...

Czech Ministry of Culture is considering revoking the religious registration of the Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Czech Ministry of Culture is considering revoking the religious registration of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, according to Czech Radio information. The ministry claims the organization has not addressed issues raised in an official warning last...