Jehovah's Witnesses News
Jehovah’s Witnesses appeal to Supreme Court of Republic of Georgia
| JW-Media.org 2000-06-24 Today, Jehovah’s Witnesses appealed to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Georgia to protect their legal registration as a religious organization. ... |
Highest administrative court in France rules that Jehovah’s Witnesses are a religion
| JW-Media.org 2000-06-23 France’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, ruled today that Jehovah’s Witnesses qualify as a religion under French law. ... |
Jehovah’s Witnesses reaffirm religious doctrine on blood transfusions
| JW-Media.org 2000-06-15 In an article published in the June 15, 2000, issue of The Watchtower, the main journal of Jehovah’s Witnesses, this Christian faith reaffirms its long-standing religious position on blood. ... |
Jehovah’s Witness, kept against his will in a military unit, protects his rights in court
| JW-Media.org 2000-05-22 On May 19, 2000, the Krasnooktyabrskiy District Court of Volgograd granted the complaint of Aleksandr Minakov, who to this day remains in custody at a military unit, due to the wrongful actions of the draft board. ... |
Russian courts protect rights of conscientious objectors
| JW-Media.org 2000-05-05 On May 5, the Gorno-Altaysk City Court in Siberia, Russia, ruled that Aleksandr Kalistratov, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, had the right to choose alternative civilian service. ... |
The decision of the Lipetsk Regional Court defends the right to freedom of worship
| JW-Media.org 2000-04-29 On April 24, 2000, the Board of Judges on civil cases of the Lipetsk Regional Court ordered the Justice Administration of Lipetsk Region to register the local religious organisation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. ... |
Famed surgeon speaks in favor
of avoiding blood transfusions
| JW-Media.org 2000-04-18 LEEDS, ENGLAND—“If you ever operate on a doctor, they will not be hammering on your door wanting a blood transfusion, that is for sure. ... |
European Court of Human Rights issues landmark ruling in favor of conscientious objector
| JW-Media.org 2000-04-06 The Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights today ruled unanimously that Greece violated the rights of a conscientious objector when it allowed religious discrimination against him in his employment, thereby denying him freedom of religion. ... |
