- Thursday
- May 7th, 2026
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...