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Azerbaijan Convicts and Releases Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova
Why was the abusive treatment of two innocent women justified by a conviction?
Russian Authorities Fabricate Evidence to Charge Witnesses With Extremism
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sevastopol and Balakovo foiled attempts by officials to plant banned literature in their places of worship and use it to charge them with extremism.
UN Human Rights Committee Urges South Korea to Recognize Conscientious Objection
The global community is watching the government’s response to the Committee’s call to fully implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Russian Customs Officials Seize Shipments of Bibles and Bible Literature
Authorities are blocking the importation of Bibles and publications published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. What is the impact on the Witnesses and other Russian citizens?
Namibia Supreme Court Upholds Patients’ Rights and Religious Freedom
A ruling in favor of Efigenia Semente, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, protects basic human dignity and patient autonomy for all Namibians.
Kyrgyzstan Court Upholds Acquittal of Two Women Convicted Under False Charges
The Osh Regional Court affirmed that Oksana Koriakina and Nadezhda Sergienko were not guilty and ordered their immediate release from house arrest.
Rashad Niftaliyev Fined and Jailed for Participation in Religious Meetings
This is the second time in 14 months that he has been punished, even though Azerbaijan has no law against meeting for worship.