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On June 16, 1940, in an effort to dispel the mob action, the United States Attorney General, Francis Biddle, stated on a nationwide radio broadcast: Jehovah's witnesses have been repeatedly set upon and beaten. They had committed no crime; but the mob adjudged they had, and meted out mob punishment. The Attorney General has ordered an immediate ...
In addition, sentences against Witnesses have become progressively more severe. On June 4, 2020, Artem Gerasimov, a resident of occupied Crimea, was sentenced to six years in prison, and on June 9, Gennady Shpakovsky was sentenced to six and a half years—the harshest punishment yet given to a Jehovah’s Witness in Russia.
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Read the full Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses . This update describes official discrimination against Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world, with a particular focus on countries where members have been imprisoned for their beliefs. These include countries that USCIRF recommended in its 2020 Annual Report for designation as countries of particular concern, such as ...
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Dec 17, 2021 · We call upon all states to, where applicable: Immediately release all Jehovah’s Witnesses jailed for exercising their religious beliefs, including charges for their religious expression, activities, and conscientious objection to military service. Immediately end the torture and physical abuse of Jehovah’s Witnesses in detention.
Nov 22, 2023 · Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours. A woman shares Jehovah’s Witnesses’ literature with a passerby in downtown Pittsburgh on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Jehovah’s Witnesses regularly distribute literature in public places and do door-to-door evangelism, but for the first time in ...
Persecution intensified following Adolf Hitler 's appointment as chancellor in 1933 and continued until 1945. [59] A "Declaration of Facts" was issued at a Jehovah's Witness convention in Berlin on June 25, 1933, asserting the group's political neutrality and calling for an end to government opposition.
Mar 24, 2019 · A long history of persecution. Jehovah’s Witnesses were among the first groups the Nazis persecuted. There were about 25,000 to 30,000 Witnesses in Germany in 1933. About half of those who did ...
