A Landmark Victory for Religious Freedom: Norway’s Supreme Court Restores the Legal Standing of Jehovah’s Witnesses

In a ruling with major implications for religious liberty, state neutrality, minority faith communities, and the limits of government intervention in internal religious life, Norway’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Jehovah’s Witnesses and...

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...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Norway lose registration religious community

Norwegian Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer registered as a religious community. The State Administrator in Oslo and Viken withdraws its registration. The State Administrator sent a notice to the Jehovah's Witnesses in October already to...

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway: The Supreme Court Corrects a Mistake

A strange decision by an appeal court that ordered a disfellowshipped member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be reinstated has been overturned. Last year, Bitter Winter reported that on July 9, 2021, Norway’s Borgarting Court...

Norway: An Unfair Decision Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses

On January 27, the County Governor denied to the Witnesses state subsidies they have received for thirty years, creating a danger for all religions. [caption id="attachment_6044" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Two Jehovah’s Witnesses witnessing to a Sami...