The number of new criminal cases against conscientious objectors has surged since summer 2024 after the General Prosecutor's Office wrote to local prosecutors. About 300 conscientious objectors now face criminal investigations which could lead –...

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, different religious organizations have reacted differently to both the events in Ukraine and the war. The position of these religions has not left society indifferent. Unfortunately, we...

Ukraine’s Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Christian conscientious objector Vitaly Alekseenko – the first jailed conscientious objector since Russia’s renewed invasion – and ordered his release from prison. However, the Supreme Court ordered a...

Aleksandr Litvinyuk is not due to complete his jail term and post-prison restrictions until the mid-2030s, by which time he would be over 75. Armyansk Prosecutor's Office refused to put Forum 18 through to Prosecutor...

Ivano-Frankivsk police told Protestant conscientious objector Vitaly Alekseenko "to be ready to be taken to prison" on 20 February. He lost his appeal against his one-year jail term on 16 January. "The court gave me...

“The Armenian City Court announced the verdict against Alexander Dubovenko and Alexander Litvinyuk, according to which both defendants were found guilty of organizing the activities of the religious community of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Both believers were...

As the fighting in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine intensified, Brother Mykola Bozhedomov made several trips back to Kramatorsk to help as many as possible to escape the war zone. [caption id="attachment_6265" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Brother...

We are happy to report that Jehovah blessed his people in Ukraine so that our brothers and sisters throughout the country were able to observe the Memorial of Christ’s death. Several Kingdom Halls in western...

Reflecting on Jehovah’s Promises Strengthens Widowed Ukrainian Sisters. With Jehovah’s help, Sisters Liudmyla Mozul and Kateryna Rozdorska are coping with the physical and emotional toll of war. Their husbands, Petro Mozul and Dmytro Rozdorskyi, were...

[caption id="attachment_6235" align="aligncenter" width="840"] The roof of a Jehovah's Witnesses church collapsed during Russian shelling in Horenka.[/caption]

Consider the following regarding prominent religious leaders and the war in Ukraine:  “The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has not said a word against Russian aggression. . . . His Church’s systematic propaganda campaign about...

We are saddened to report that two of our sisters were killed during bombing in the city of Mariupol. Currently, there are still more than 2,000 of our brothers and sisters who are unable to...

Last week, the Washington Post obtained a letter from the U.S. to the United Nations warning of further Russian human rights abuses against vulnerable groups in Ukraine, including religious minorities. While the letter did not specify which religious...

Konstantin Bazhenov was deprived of his citizenship due to his criminal prosecution. See a video report and his testimony in Russian. [caption id="attachment_6104" align="aligncenter" width="942"] Photo: Konstantin and Irina Bazhenov at the Russian-Ukrainian border (Credit:...

https://youtu.be/nWfd79QRRVQ [caption id="attachment_6088" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Brother in Moldova Waiting for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters at the border[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6086" align="aligncenter" width="878"] At the Ukraine-Slovakia border, Jehovah's Witnesses are ready to assist their beloved Ukrainian...

In the early morning hours of February 24, 2022, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, despite the efforts of world leaders to avoid war. How might this military conflict affect the world? The secretary-general of...