-USA : 17th Jehovah’s Witness charged in Pennsylvania for sexual abuse of two children. July 9, 2025.
-USA: Sanctions confirmed against Philip Brumley, Watch Tower's attorney. July 7, 2025.
https://silentlambs.org/news/jw-legal-weasels-get-stitches
-USA : How the Jehovah’s Witnesses sex abuse crisis in Pennsylvania unfolded. July 6, 2025.
-New light : toasting is now allowed. July 4, 2025.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1lrgrc3/toasting_is_now_allowed_clip/
-Denmark : New law could bring down Jehovah's Witnesses: Broad consensus on tightening. June 29, 2025.
-France: Sad news: death of Mr. Christian Cabus of GEMPPI, an organization fighting against cultic deviances. Rest in peace. June 23, 2025.
-Denmark : Jehovah's Witnesses Update : New Law Coming Soon. June 23, 2025.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYDRgsEIYU
-Italy: The final farewell to Fernanda, killed by her JW husband in Grugliasco. June 7, 2025.
-USA : Butler County man sentenced in latest Jehovah's Witness sex abuse case. June 3, 2025.
-Brazil : BATAGUASSU : MPF orders Federal Police to investigate alleged slave labor and death of a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses hall. May 30, 2025.
-France: Suspicions of sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses. May 30, 2025.
-USA : Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Top Lawyer Fights $154K Sanction in Court. May 25, 2025.
https://avoidjw.org/child-sexual-abuse/philip-brumley-courts-appeal-csa-fined-lawyer/
-USA : Jehovah’s Witnesses Sue Editor of JW Child Abuse Website for Millions. May 11, 2025.
-Brazil : Protest: Former Jehovah's Witness mothers say church alienates children. May 11, 2025.
-Nigeria : Pregnant lady passes away during operation as Jehovah witness doctor refuses blood transfusion. May 10, 2025.
-Nigeria : Jehovah's Witness and Blood Transfusion: BRCI and Emergency Protection Order for Child in Cross River State. May 9, 2025.
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1398781/jehovahs-witness-and-blood-transfusion-brci.html
-France: "I felt like horrible things were going to happen to me...": At 18, she fled the Jehovah's Witnesses movement. May 6, 2025.
-Australia : Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups. April 28, 2025.
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/cofg
-Norway :The state appeals the Jehovah's Witnesses case to the Supreme Court. April 24, 2025.
https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/staten-anker-jehovas-vitner-saken-til-hoyesterett/s/5-95-2399617
-Canada: After 35 years in the Jehovah's Witnesses, this woman is finally enjoying life. April 21, 2025.
-USA :Jehovah’s Witnesses administrator confessed child abuse without substantial consequence, lawsuit says. April 21, 2025.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/jehovahs-witnesses-child-sexual-abuse
-France: Miviludes: Activity Report 2022-2024: Reports on the Rise. April 8, 2025.
-Czech Republic : Czech State comes knocking on door of Jehovah’s Witnesses with deregistration threat. April 7, 2025.
-Netherlands : A man from Assen may still be prosecuted for sexual abuse he did when he was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. April 1, 2025.
-Norway : Secretary General of the Bar Association hopes the state will appeal against Jehovah's Witnesses. March 31, 2025.
-USA : Pa. man sentenced after grand jury probes child sex abuse by Jehovah’s Witnesses. March 28, 2025.
-Canada : Grand Forks Jehovah's Witnesses lose privacy law appeal. March 21, 2025.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/grand-forks-jehovahs-witnesses-lose-privacy-law-appeal-7897541
-Spain : Doctor acquitted after Jehovah's Witness accused her of transfusing blood. March 19, 2025.
-USA : The Govening Body is being sued, including Tony Morris. March 16, 2025.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zOepYhu3Yc
-Italy : Sentenced for sexual abuse of minors while he was a Jehovah's Witness. March 14, 2025.
-Netherlands : Zoetermeer resident (57) must go to prison for sexual abuse of minors in Jehovah's Witnesses community. March 4, 2025.
-Brazil : 3 JW Elders in Brazil sentenced for disfellowshipping announcement. March 2, 2025.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1j2013p/3_elders_in_brazil_sentenced_for/?rdt=61634
-Brazil : Former Jehovah's Witnesses prepare lawsuit against religious organization in Brazil. February 28, 2025.
-Spain : Former Jehovah's Witnesses demand 'end of shunning'. February 27, 2025.
https://alfayomega.es/los-extestigos-de-jehova-exigen-el-fin-del-ostracismo/
-Australia : Coroner condemns Jehovah's Witness blood transfusion rules after follower's hospital death. February 26, 2025.
-Latvia : "Rias vilvili" and Jauns.lv defeat Jehovah's Witnesses in court. February 6, 2025.
https://jauns.lv/raksts/zinas/640316-rigas-vilni-un-jaunslv-tiesa-uzvar-jehovas-lieciniekus
-France: convicted for raping his daughters in the 1980s while he was a Jehovah's Witness. February 3, 2025.
-Norway : lawsuit between the government and Jehovah's Witnesses. February 3, 2025.
https://avoidjw.org/news/norway-the-price-we-pay-jehovahs-witnesses-appeal-day-1/
-USA :Philadelphia man sentenced in latest Jehovah's Witnesses sex abuse case. January 31, 2024.
-USA :Fort Kent woman sues Jehovah’s Witnesses, alleging child sex abuse. January 24, 2025.
-USA : Former Butler County Jehovah's Witness member found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. January 17, 2025.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/butler-county-jehovah-witness-sexual-assault-conviction/
-Norway : JWs vs Norway: WT ‘experts’ not allowed in court. January 10, 2025.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T7AFlaFbso&t=2s
-France : Abuse of the weak among Jehovah's Witnesses: "You should preach virtue rather than rob the elderly!". January 9, 2025.
-Czech Republic :Czech Jehovah's Witnesses fear deregistration. December 27, 2024.
https://info.dingir.cz/2024/12/cesti-svedkove-jehovovi-se-obavaji-zruseni-registrace/
-Netherlands : Sharona left the Jehovah's Witnesses. December 27, 2024.
https://www.vriendin.nl/persoonlijke-verhalen/sharona-uit-jehova-getuigen/
-USA :Perez Case Update. December 21, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZ3PtWRJQw
-USA : December Elder's letter- Perez Case Appeal. December 3, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjV3nU_8iI4
-Norway : Norway rejects JWorg attempt to sanction abuse of children. November 22, 2024.
https://www.jwchildcustody.com/news/norway-rejects-jworg-attempt-to-sanction-abuse-of-children
-Italy : Italy Issues Inquiry into Abuse Policies of Jehovah’s Witnesses. November 17, 2024.
https://silentlambs.org/news/italy-issues-inquiry-into-abuse-policies-of-jehovahs-witnesses
-USA : NY Supreme Court Shoots Down JW's Appeal- Governing Body can be Sued. November 16, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YisaYXww0a8
-Denmark : The Human Rights Court with a decision in the Jehovah's Witnesses case. November 7, 2024.
https://www.vl.no/religion/2024/11/07/menneskerettsdomstolen-med-avgjorelse-i-jehovas-vitner-sak/
-Norway : the upcoming appeal court in Oslo, 3th - 14th of February 2025. The State witnesses, ex-JW and JW victims, will be heard on the 7th and the 10th.
-Ex-JW author James Penton passed away. November 4, 2024.
https://x.com/WatchtowerH/status/1853522950051238277
-Norway : Watchtower’s Desperation In Norway – Chasing State Grants. November 1, 2024.
https://avoidjw.org/news/watchtowers-desperation-in-norway-chasing-state-grants/
-South Korea : Jehovah's Witnesses Elder Sexually Assaults Teenager, Appeals. November 1, 2024.
https://news.nate.com/view/20241101n24954
-UK : 'I was abused by Jehovah's Witnesses Elder and I blame religion's rule'. October 30, 2024.
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/i-abused-jehovahs-witnesses-elder-9640284
-USA : Lancaster Jehovah’s Witness Elder sentenced to prison for molesting congregant children. October 25, 2024.
-Denmark : Tension in Denmark: Investigation on how Jehovah's Witnesses handle Domestic Violence. October 14, 2024.
-France: In the mind of Aline, former Jehovah's Witness: "Having connections outside is what saved me." October 11, 2024.
-Denmark : After revelations: Jehovah's Witnesses are now facing supervisory proceedings. Sept. 25, 2024.
https://avisendanmark.dk/politik/efter-afsloeringer-jehovas-vidner-faar-nu-tilsynssag-paa-nakken
-USA : Philadelphia County Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Young Child; Charged after Grand Jury Investigation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregation Members. Sept. 17, 2024.
-USA : Putting Belief Before Safety -The Alarming Decision to Remove AEDs from Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls. Sept. 2024.
-NZ : Supreme Court dismisses Jehovah's Witnesses' final appeal for Abuse in Care exemption. Sept. 15, 2024.
-Denmark : God's gold: Jehovah's Witnesses are swimming in money. Sept. 5, 2024.
https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/guds-guld-jehovas-vidner-svoemmer-i-penge/10346878
-NZ : Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $48k in court costs for failed bid to be excluded from abuse inquiry. September 1, 2024.
-Ireland : Former top UBS executive joins Jehovah’s Witnesses’ new Ireland-based asset venture. Aug. 27, 2024.
-NZ : Jehovah's Witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report. July 23, 2024.
-USA : JW Ministerial Servant Charged with Abuse in Florida. July 17, 2024.
https://silentlambs.org/news/ministerial-servant-charged-with-abuse-in-flordia
-USA :Pennsylvania man sentenced amid Jehovah’s Witness sexual abuse investigation. July 3, 2024.
-USA : end of 'marking' talks and 'disfellowshipped' is now called 'removed'. July 2, 2024.
https://www.jwchildcustody.com/news/marking-and-jehovahs-witnesses
-NZ : Jehovah's Witnesses lose court fight to obtain abuse inquiry report before victims. June 24, 2024.
-USA:
Trial begins for Lancaster Jehovah’s Witness elder accused of molesting 3 girls in 1999. June 3, 2024.
-USA :
400-0 Philip Brumley Appeal of Sanctions Dismissed. May 28, 2024.
https://www.jwchildabuse.org/document/400-0-philip-brumley-appeal-of-sanctions-dismissed/
-Spain:
2 Jehovah Witness Elders GUILTY in Spain for Money-Insurance Scam. May 24, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMDECCVXZrQ
-USA:
Jehovah’s Witness Elder Murders Wife And Mother In Law In Fatal Stabbing. May 21, 2024.
https://avoidjw.org/news/jehovahs-witness-elder-murders-wife-and-mother-in-law-in-fatal-stabbing/
-Lithuania:
Lithuania denies Jehovah's Witnesses state recognition. May 17, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDeMmikV7EQ
-USA:
West Palm Beach Elder Busted for Being Peeking Tom. May 15, 2024.
https://silentlambs.org/news/west-palm-elder-busted-for-being-peeking-tom
-Canada : the class action lawsuit against the Watchtower for having covered up the sexual abuse of minors will begin in court on May 13, 2024 in English Canada, it is not the same as in Quebec. April 25, 2025.
-NZ: Abuse in Care inquiry: Jehovah's Witness appeal
dismissed. April 24, 2024.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515102/abuse-in-care-inquiry-jehovah-s-witness-appeal-dismissed
-USA:
Westmoreland County man charged in latest Jehovah's Witness sex abuse case. April 16, 2024.
-USA:
328-0 Plaintiffs Motion RE: Sanctions for Spoilation of Evidence. April 3, 2024.
-Germany:
german ex JW Youtube Channel wins in court. April 1, 2024.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6274843406761984/german-exjw-youtube-channel-wins-court
-USA:
Rumors: NEW CHANGES in Flirting, Courting & Divorces? March 26, 2024.
https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-changes-in-flirting-courting-divorces
-Spain:
A Jehovah's Witness faces 17 years in prison for abusing a minor in Barcelona. March 14, 2024.
-Australia:
Former Jehovah's Witness elder committed to stand trial accused of Sunshine Coast rapes, sexual abuse. March 20, 2024.
-Netherlands: The motion has been passed in the Dutch government to thoroughly investigate the Watchtower shunning policy. March 19, 2024.
-USA:
More rules modified by Watchtower. March 15, 2024.
https://avoidjw.org/news/doctrine-disfellowshipping-wrongdoing-minors-dress-attire/
-Norway:
Jehovah's Witnesses lost to the state - will not get state support back. March 4, 2024.
-UK:
‘Fiction opened my eyes’: author Jodie Chapman on growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness. February 17, 2024.
-France:
Cultic deviances: two former followers recount their slow and complex reconstruction. February 13, 2024.
-USA:
Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses speak out about alleged sexual abuse within denomination. February 11, 2024.
-UK:
Builder Peter Norgrove jailed for killing client in extension row. January 31, 2024.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-68139396
-Germany:
Court rules against Jehovah's Witnesses KdöR in trademark dispute with JZ Help. January 26, 2024.
https://jz.help/gericht-urteilt-gegen-jehovas-zeugen-kdoer-im-markenrechtsstreit-mit-jz-help/
-Brazil: Religious
man arrested on suspicion of abusing 12-year-old boy. January 16, 2024.
https://parlamentopb.com.br/religioso-e-preso-suspeito-de-abusar-de-garoto-de-12-anos/
-Norway:
Noomi lived at home when she was disfellowshipped: - Was treated like a stranger. January 13, 2024.
-Canada: BCHA
applauds BC Supreme Court decision upholding privacy rights. January 8, 2024.
https://www.bchumanist.ca/bcha_applauds_bc_supreme_court_decision_upholding_privacy_rights
-The Watchtower now allows brothers, even high-ranking ones, to wear a beard. Another big change, after the abolition of counting hours of service for ordinary publishers. 2023.
-Netherlands: Jehovah's Witnesses were not discriminated against. December 13, 2023.
-Spain: The Jehovah’s Witnesses Spain Branch Loses its Lawsuit Against the Spanish Association of JW Victims. December 13, 2023.
https://beroeans.net/2023/12/13/aevtj/
-Japan:
159 report being sexually abused as Jehovah’s Witnesses. November 9, 2023.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15052469
-Australia:
Punishment and control: the secret handbook that rules a religion. November 6, 2023.
-New
Zealand: Former Jehovah's Witness says church missed chance to right wrongs. October 26, 2023.
-Australia:
NSW court allows health officials to give blood transfusion to Jehovah's Witness toddler. October 23, 2023.
-Argentina:
They captured the Jehovah's Witness from Santa Elena convicted of abuse. October 13, 2023.
https://www.apfdigital.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=392562
-USA:
Former Jehovah’s Witness elder found guilty of sexually assaulting children. October 2, 2023.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/10/02/news/aroostook/ernest-fyans-child-sexual-assault-verdict/
-Canada:
Religious organizations should be subject to the privacy act: Our arguments at the BC Supreme Court. September 27, 2023.
https://www.bchumanist.ca/vaboulas_bc_supreme_court_arguments
-USA:
A registered sex-offender became a ‘ministerial servant’ for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Springfield; he’s now in prison for assaulting
child. September 21, 2023.
-Argentina:
Abuses: sentences of two Jehovah's Witnesses confirmed. September 13, 2023.
-New
Zealand: Jehovah's Witness church spends 3 years fighting scrutiny of Royal Commission of Inquiry. September 4, 2023.
-USA:
Jehovah Witness elder sentenced to jail for child sexual abuse. September 1, 2023.
-USA:
Kalila Danisi – The Heartache and History of the Jehovah’s Witness Blood Doctrine. Posted August 27, 2023.
https://www.ajwrb.org/kalila-danisi-the-heartache-and-history-of-the-jehovahs-witness-blood-doctrine
-New
Zealand: Jehovah’s Witness elder alleges order to destroy evidence in child sex abuse cases. August 15, 2023.
-New
Zealand: RNZ investigation reveals 11 alleged paedophiles active within the Jehovah's Witnesses. August 14, 2023.
-UK:
Watchdog reports on investigation into Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain. August 4, 2023.
-USA:
Former Pa. Jehovah's Witness pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 children. July 25, 2023.
-USA:
Abuse victim in Hawaii awarded $40 million in Jehovah’s Witness sex assault case. July 20, 2023.
-USA:
‘We bought a shredder’: Jehovah’s Witnesses accused of destroying teen’s sexual abuse records. July 9, 2023.
-USA:
Attorney General Henry Announces Charges Against Five Men for Sexual Abuse of Children Across Pennsylvania. July 7, 2023.
-France:
A man sentenced in Var for sexual assault on a teenage girl when he was a Jehovah's Witness. June 25, 2023.
-Japan:
Jehovah's Witness blood transfusion problem. June 13, 2023.
https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10083736
-France: The enigma
of Jehovah's Witnesses. June 5, 2023.
-Mozambique.
Woman Loses Her Life After Husband Refuses Blood Transfusion Because He's A Jehovah's Witness. May 31, 2023.
https://www.memeiros.com/2023/05/mulher-perde-vida-apos-o-marido-recusar.html
-France:
Report: “Adeptes, de l’emprise à la déprise”, June 5, 2023 8 p.m., Le Lincoln cinema in Paris. Youtube on June 7 and will be broadcast
on Arte on June 21 at 10:30 p.m.
-USA: Caekaert v. Watchtower: 237-0 Order on Motion to Compel Production of Documents. May 22,
2023.
https://www.jwchildabuse.org/document/237-0-order-on-motion-to-compel-production-of-jw-documents/
-UK: Rebekah Vardy:
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Me, review – how the church failed to protect children. May 16, 2023.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/05/16/rebekah-vardy-jehovahs-witnesses-and-me-channel-4-review/
-Argentina:
Abuses: two Jehovah's Witnesses near prison and the story of a victim. May 15, 2023.
-USA:
Judge refuses to set plea hearing for accused child molester, orders mental evaluation. May 11, 2023.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-refuses-set-plea-hearing-033300201.html
-Australia:
Distressed doctor tells inquest Jehovah's Witness woman preferred to die than accept blood transfusion. May 11, 2023.
-Finland:
Finland did not violate Jehovah's Witnesses freedom of religion, European court rules. May 9, 2023.
-Italy:
Falls from scaffolding: worker died in Salerno by refusing blood transfusion. May 6, 2023.
https://www.salernotoday.it/cronaca/morto-operaio-impalcatura-salerno-6-maggio-2023.html
-Netherlands:
The Public Prosecution Service prosecutes a man for abuses while he was in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. May 3, 2023.
-USA:
The Pa. grand jury investigation into alleged cover-up of child sex abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses. May 3, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS3Q289vwOk
-Norway:
Jehovah's Witnesses have lost their lawsuit against the Norwegian state. April 27, 2023.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/130cwcm/we_won_first_round_verdict_is_out_norway_vs_wt_10/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DAtf_2Nm8PwMYJWg1exqUWTtE_bp_sCu/view?pli=1
-Switzerland:
YB fan Fabricio J. (23) has to be behind bars for 16 years. April 20, 2023.
-USA:
Charges put focus on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ handling of abuse. April 19, 2023.
-Carl Olof Jonsson author of the book : The Gentile Times Reconsidered, passed away on April 17, 2023
-‘You Can Live Forever’
on Blu-ray now available for pre-order from Kino Lorber - releases on June 6, 2023.
https://kinolorber.com/product/you-can-live-forever
-USA:
219-0 Order on Sanctions Against Watch Tower Attorney Phillip Brumley. April 14, 2023.
https://www.jwchildabuse.org/document/219-0-order-on-sanctions-phillip-brumley/
-Mexico:
Former Jehovah's Witnesses denounced scams and abuses in front of the Obelisk. April 8, 2023.
-Canada:
Testimony: at 16, she fled her family member of Jehovah's Witnesses to build a new life. April 4, 2023.
-Mexico:
Ministerial police arrest well-known JW church pastor for sexual abuse. April 4, 2023.
https://lanigua.com.mx/detiene-policia-ministerial-a-conocido-pastor-de-iglesia-por-abuso-sexual/
-Canada:
new film produced by an ex-JW: 'You can live forever’, in select theatres, debuting March 24, 2023 in Canada and March 31, 2023 in
Quebec.
https://www.cineplex.com/movie/you-can-live-forever
https://cinemaduparc.com/en/film/you-can-live-forever-fst-_en
-USA:
Suit resolved against Jehovah’s Witnesses church, Roy elders. March 21, 2023.
-France:
Jehovah's Witness sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempted murder of wife. March 20, 2023.
-Japan:
70% of Japan's 2nd-generation Jehovah's Witnesses 'whipped' before school age: survey. March 15, 2023.
-France:
Society: a woman testifies after spending 30 years with Jehovah's Witnesses. March 5, 2023.
-Japan:
Lawyers for former Jehovah's Witnesses followers allege child-abuse practices. February 27, 2023.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230227_28/
-USA:
Anthony Morris Removed from the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. February 22, 2023.
https://avoidjw.org/news/anthony-morris-removed-from-the-governing-body-of-jehovahs-witnesses/
-Canada:
new organization project for ex-members of cultic deviances movements. The purpose of the questionnaire is to determine who the organization's
target clientele is and to clearly understand the needs of this clientele. February 22, 2023.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckOJpPJTY6l8J-3WHkplhP-UrJySTA_qNCAX78TdNiD6rkCQ/viewform
-France:
Former Jehovah's Witness, Thierry says: "They broke my family". February 15, 2023.
-USA:
Five members of Jehovah's Witness congregations across Pennsylvania charged with sexual abuse of children. February 7, 2023.
-France:
“At the end of my twenties, I realized that I had been indoctrinated from a very young age by Jehovah’s Witnesses”. January 29, 2023.
-Norway:
Jehovah's Witnesses accept money from Norwegian Gambling Authority. January 27, 2023.