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Guatemalan Schools Address Youth Violence; Request Publications From Jehovah’s Witnesses
Schools in Guatemala requested thousands of pieces of Spanish and Quiché literature. The donated literature is being used in classrooms to teach Quiché and to help students develop good morals.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Announce 2015 Convention Series to Begin in May
The 2015 “Imitate Jesus!” Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses will show how everyone can benefit from imitating Jesus. Conventions will run from May 2015 to January 2016 in various cities worldwide.
Dorothy Covington, Wife of Civil Liberties Attorney Hayden Covington, Dies at 92
As a legal assistant, Dorothy helped Hayden Covington and Victor Schmidt defend the civil liberties of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Tzotzil Is Released in Mexico
Jehovah’s Witnesses released the Christian Greek Scriptures (“New Testament”) in Tzotzil, a language spoken primarily by Mayan Indians in the highlands of central Chiapas.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Raise Awareness of ECHR Judgment in Georgia
In April 2015, a campaign will provide law enforcement officials with facts about a recent European Court of Human Rights judgment and the religious activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Russian Witness Finds 6,000 Euros and Returns Money to Owner
Svetlana Nemchinova, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, went to great lengths to find the owner of a large sum of money mistakenly thrown out with the garbage.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Organize Relief Efforts in the Wake of Cyclone Pam
The Witnesses are providing practical support as well as comfort and spiritual assistance to the victims.
Rising Religious Intolerance in Azerbaijan
Officials obstruct peaceful religious activity by imposing heavy fines and jail sentences on Jehovah’s Witnesses. Will Azerbaijan’s high authorities correct this injustice?
Twenty Million Estimated to Attend Witnesses’ Annual Event
Jehovah’s Witnesses are participating in a global campaign to invite as many as possible to the Memorial of Christ’s death, which will be held on April 3, 2015.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Democratic Republic of Congo Prohibits Religious Discrimination in Schools
Authorities acted decisively to prohibit church-sponsored schools from ignoring students’ rights. Over 300 Witness children have been unjustly expelled on religious grounds.
Witnesses Provide Air and Ground Relief After Destructive Floods in Mozambique
Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to provide assistance and spiritual support after deadly floods inundated northern and central Mozambique.
Religious Freedom at a Crossroads in Kyrgyzstan
On December 24, 2014, the Supreme Court upheld the right of all citizens, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, to share their religious beliefs with their neighbors. Can Witnesses in southern Kyrgyzstan now enjoy religious freedom?
Witnesses Win Major Awards for Green Building Design and Construction
Two buildings constructed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Wallkill, New York, received the top certification of Four Green Globes.
South Korea Guilty of Arbitrary Detention of Conscientious Objectors
Every year, authorities imprison hundreds of young Witnesses as conscientious objectors. For the fifth time, the UN Human Rights Committee states that South Korea has no justification to do so.