Jehovah’s Witnesses
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GwenEuropean Court of Human Rights Rules Armenia Violated Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Worship Rights in Kingdom Hall Case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled in favor of Jehovah’s Witnesses on October 1, 2026, in a case concerning three Kingdom Hall building projects in...
Ukraine Imprisons Two More Jehovah’s Witnesses for Refusing Military Service
In July 2026, authorities in Ukraine imprisoned two more of Jehovah’s Witnesses for refusing military service on grounds of conscience, according to a report published on the group’s...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Governing Body Allows Members to Decide on Certain Blood Products
Jehovah’s Witnesses can now decide for themselves whether to accept certain blood products, according to their “own conscience,” the group’s governing body has said. In an update, the...
Analysis Finds Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Lowest U.S. Retention Rate but Still Gain Members
Jehovah’s Witnesses trace their origins to the Bible Student Movement of the 1870s, which grew out of the independent Bible study of Charles Taze Russell. According to the...
Australia’s Jehovah’s Witnesses did not report 1,000 alleged abusers to police, inquiry hears
The Jehovah’s Witnesses Church in Australia failed to report more than 1,000 alleged child sex abusers to police, an inquiry has heard. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses...
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Madison, Wisconsin, resume in-person meetings after two years
Jehovah’s Witnesses resumed in-person meetings on a Sunday, according to a WMTV report from Madison, Wisconsin. For two years, congregations had met on Zoom. Their in-person worship marked...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Resume In-Person Meetings Worldwide, Including in Israel
Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world resumed in-person meetings last week, except where local government restrictions do not permit them, the organization said. The move comes ahead of two...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Launch April 2025 Invitation Campaign for Lord’s Evening Meal and Public Talk
Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide have launched a month-long campaign inviting people to two special events in April 2025, according to the group’s announcement. The first is the annual commemoration...
Gilead Class 138 Graduates in Patterson, New York, Before 14,000-Plus Audience
On March 14, 2015, the 138th class of the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead graduated at the educational center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Patterson, New York. According to...
