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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

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Hamburg shooting: Young couple among 8 killed in Jehovah's Witness church by gunman

Victims Marie and James were among the eight killed in cold blood during the horrific mass shooting which took place at a Jehovah's witness church in Hamburg, Germany, in a "brutal act of violence"

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023

Police told Hamburg gunman could be dangerous weeks before deadly shooting that killed 6

Philipp F, 35, shot dead seven people before he was found dead after police in Hamburg, Germany, confirmed many more had been injured after an attack in a Jehovah's Witness church

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Who are Jehovah's Witnesses? A religion scholar explains the history of the often misunderstood group

Six adults were killed March 9, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany, in what police described as a “rampage” after an evening religious service. Several others were wounded during the attack at a Jehovah’s Witness center, called a Kingdom Hall, including a woman who lost her pregnancy. The suspected shooter was reported…

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023

Anonymous tip-off, German gun laws failed to stop slaughter at Jehovah's Witnesses hall

A deadly rampage at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in Hamburg has put scrutiny on how the gunman was in legal possession of a semi-automatic pistol despite Germany's tightened gun laws and a prior warning about his suspicious behaviour.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2023

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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

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The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 27, 2023

Lawyers report on blocked blood transfusions for kids

The Jehovah's Witnesses religious group is continuing to instruct its followers to forbid blood transfusions for their children in violation of health ministry guidelines on preventing harm to children, according to a lawyers' report that was set to be submitted to the government Monday.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Jehovah's Witnesses ignore Queensland child sexual assault survivor despite National Redress Scheme

Under the National Redress Scheme, the Jehovah's Witnesses are required by law to apologise to this woman. Yet, three months later, she is still waiting.

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

Persecuted in Russia for her faith, Jehovah’s Witness wins asylum in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — When a San Diego immigration judge told Olga Ponomareva that she would be allowed to stay in the United States, she wanted to leap in the air.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 5, 2023

Editorial: Jehovah's Witnesses abuse scandal is a reminder to end cover-up culture

Locked inside the Jehovah's Witnesses world headquarters are secret files detailing sexual abuse by members of the religious denomination. Some of those files are slowly coming to light thanks to a grand jury investigation by state Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office that was spurred by The Inquirer.

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Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023

Facing prison in Russia, Jehovah's Witnesses are waiting in San Diego to see if US will protect them

SAN DIEGO — Twice a week, Olga Ponomareva dresses in some of her nicest clothing to stand on a sidewalk in La Jolla Shores with a display of pamphlets about the Bible.

The Denver Post · Dec 25, 2022

2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Denver suburb on Christmas

THORNTON, Colo. — A married couple is dead in a suspected murder-suicide at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Thornton on Christmas morning, and a hazmat team is investigating “suspicious devices” found at the scene, authorities said.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Russia jails nine Jehovah's Witnesses adherents in two-day period - group

A court in Russia's far east on Wednesday sentenced five Jehovah's Witnesses to more than six years in prison, just two days after four other believers were also sent to jail, the religious group said.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

Russia jails four Jehovah's Witnesses adherents for up to seven years in prison

A Russian court has sentenced four Jehovah's Witnesses adherents to prison terms of between three-and-a-half and seven years, the latest step in Moscow's crackdown on an organisation it deems dangerous, the religious group said late on Monday.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

'I was controlled by a male cult as a teen - now I host a community of women fighting for change'

Comedian Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist podcast host, explores how she got into feminism following a restrictive past and how she's made it more accessible for women across the world with her unapologetic approach

WEKU · Sep 2, 2022

Jehovah's Witnesses resume door-to-door visits for the first time since the pandemic

"I've been looking forward to this day," said one member of the faith. "When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be."

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