How Armenia Came to Recognize the Right to Conscientious Objection
The history of conscientious objection in Armenia shows how favorable ECHR judgments effected a major change in the government’s treatment of conscientious objectors.
Tajikistan Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Conscientious Objector
The military court of Tajikistan rejected the appeal to acquit Daniil Islamov of the false charge of evading military service and to release him from prison.
Appeal Denied—Russian Court Upholds Ruling That Declares Bible “Extremist”
It is now a criminal offense for anyone to distribute the New World Translation to others. Even possessing a personal copy may put one at risk of incurring a heavy fine—or worse.
Russian Authorities Seize Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The assembly hall seizure follows on the heels of a court ruling just one week earlier that threatens to take the property used by the Witnesses’ national headquarters, located near St. Petersburg.
Religious Freedom Under Threat in Eastern Regions of Ukraine
The Witnesses are subject to harassment and their religious freedom is threatened in certain territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Azerbaijan Court Compensates Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova
A district court in Baku awarded damages to Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova for their unjust 11-month imprisonment.
