Both official reports and media often confuse “institutional” abuse in religious settings and abuse happening in families that happen to be religious.
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse: 2. Belgium and The Netherlands
The two Northern European countries commissioned reports on the issue that were largely publicized, but both their methodology and conclusions are objectionable.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse: 1. The Australian Case
Did the Australian Royal Commission report really uncover hundreds of “hidden” cases? Or was a religious minority unfairly targeted?
Jehovah’s Witnesses: The World’s Most Persecuted Religion
A report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom describes persecution of the Witnesses as a global phenomenon.
Banned Religious Groups’ Members ‘Transformed’ in Xinjiang Camps
Followers of The Church of Almighty God, Falun Gong, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are kept in camps until they renounce their faith and betray fellow believers.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Persecuted for ‘Political Neutrality’
China’s regime does not accept believers’ religious choices and punishes them for not saluting the national flag or refusing to sing the country’s anthem.
The Xinjiang Decision Against 18 Jehovah’s Witnesses—English Translation
Bitter Winter publishes the core part of the decision of the Korla City People’s Court dated June 30, 2020. For the background, see our relevant article.
18 Jehovah’s Witnesses Sentenced to Years in Jail in Xinjiang
The 18 Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in Xinjiang have now been sentenced to long jail terms. Lawyers complain of the inhumane conditions of their detention.
Suppressing Jehovah’s Witnesses to “Prevent Espionage”
More than 100 believers were summoned by law enforcement and investigated, numerous foreign missionaries arrested and deported from China.
Tormented Jehovah’s Witnesses Missionaries Leave China
Believers from South Korea are packing their things and get ready to go home to escape CCP’s persecutions and harassment they face every day because of their faith.