Russian Appellate Court Dismisses Witnesses’ Appeal Against Warning

On January 16, 2017, the Moscow City Court dismissed the Witnesses’ appeal that challenged the legality of the Prosecutor General’s warning issued against their national headquarters. The three-judge panel rejected all arguments filed by the Witnesses’ attorneys...

Terminated criminal prosecution of six Taganrog Jehovah’s Witnesses

Terminated criminal prosecution of six Taganrog Jehovah's Witnesses It was learned that the December 14, 2016 on rehabilitative grounds discontinued criminal proceedings against six of Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog (Rostov region.). This criminal case was the...

1958 “Divine Will” International Assembly

7/16/1958 ten day Branch Servant program Release: Branch Office Procedure of the Watch Tower Society" 158 page brochureDAY 1 July 27, 1958DAY'S THEME:FAITHFULNESS DAYMORNING Music9:15 Music -  Song -              ...

Experts Decry Russia’s Threat to Ban the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

This is Part 2 of a three-part series based onexclusive interviews with noted scholars of religion, politics, and sociology, as well as experts in Soviet and post-Soviet studies.ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—Russian authorities are attempting to ban the New World...

Deadly Train Crash in Cameroon

 On the morning of October 21, 2016, a train traveling to the port city of Douala, Cameroon, derailed near the town of Eseka, about 120 kilometers (approx. 75 mi.) from Yaoundé, the capital. Over 600 people were injured...

Jehovah’s Witnesses new world HQ nearly complete

 WARWICK — The new Jehovah's Witnesses World Headquarters located in Sterling Forest will be completed in August, thanks to the help of more than 25,000 volunteers from across the country who contributed to its construction. Some of...

Earthquakes Strike Central Italy

On the morning of October 30, 2016, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolted central Italy, the strongest quake to hit Italy since 1980. Although at least 20 people were injured, initial reports indicate that there were no...

RUSSIA: Many meetings raided and evidence planted

Raids on Jehovah's Witness premises now take place more than three times per month. These raids on doctrinally pacifist religious communities often involve many heavily armed and camouflaged officials, with the "discovery" of apparently planted...

South Korea court frees Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to serve in military

Two South Korean men who refused to do military service have had their convictions overturned in a landmark ruling against the government. Cho Rak Hoon and Kim Hyung Geun were freed by an appeals court...

Routine harassment of Jehovah’s Witnesses reported

Early in the morning of 20 September 2016, armed agents of law enforcement bodies in masks conducted a series of searches in houses of worship and private homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Stavropol territory and...