The Latest Breaking News from Jehovah Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses not liable for 1990 rape by church elder, UK top court rules

Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organisation was not liable for a 1990 rape committed by a church elder in Wales, in a judgment that reverses two previous decisions by lower courts.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2023

Charges put focus on Jehovah's Witnesses' handling of abuse

A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation’s most comprehensive investigation yet into abuse within the faith

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Jehovah's Witnesses mourn victims of Hamburg shooting

Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany have held a memorial service for the six people killed during a mass shooting at a religious service in Hamburg this month

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023

Mass slaying shocks Germany

HAMBURG: A disgruntled former Jehovah’s Witness member shot dead six people at the community’s centre in the German city of Hamburg, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

Eight dead in shooting at Jehovah's Witness hall in German city of Hamburg

A shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses centre in the German city of Hamburg has left eight people dead, including the suspected gunman, police said Friday, as the motive for the attack remained unclear.

France 24 · Mar 10, 2023

Eight killed in shooting at Jehovah's Witness hall in Hamburg

A shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the German city of Hamburg has left eight people dead, including the suspected gunman, police said Friday, as the motive for the attack remained unclear.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 10, 2023

Eight dead, more seriously hurt in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness hall

Eight people died in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Germany, police said. A number of people were hurt, some of them seriously. There is still no word on a possible motive for Thursday evening’s shooting, which has stunned Hamburg, the n

Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023

Hamburg shooting: seven people killed in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall

Suspected gunman, also found dead, is believed to have been former member of the religious community

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

At a glance: Jehovah's Witness beliefs, history in Germany

Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

German police say 8 are dead in Jehovah's Witnesses hall shooting

Police in Hamburg, Germany, said the shooting killed eight people, apparently including the perpetrator, while an unspecified number of other people were wounded, some of them seriously.

WEKU · Mar 9, 2023