Jehovah's Witnesses Official Media Web Site Accurate, up-to-date information on the beliefs and activities of Jehovah's Witnesses around the world. http://www.jw-media.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:25 GMT Copyright © 2012 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved. 180 Conscientious Objectors South Korea December 2011 Currently, there are 761 of Jehovah’s Witnesses who are imprisoned in South Korea for their conscientious refusal of military service based on religious grounds. http://www.jw-media.org/kor/20111201rpt.htm http://www.jw-media.org/kor/20111201rpt.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:25 GMT Russian authorities employ covert surveillance methods to initiate criminal case Using old-style Soviet tactics, Russian special forces entered the home of Maksim Kalinin, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and covertly installed audio and video surveillance equipment. http://www.jw-media.org/rus/20120124.htm http://www.jw-media.org/rus/20120124.htm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:13:29 GMT European Court again obligates Turkey to protect rights of conscientious objectors The European Court of Human Rights unanimously concluded that Turkey had violated several articles of the European Convention when it convicted one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Turkey for his conscientious objection to military service. http://www.jw-media.org/tur/20120123.htm http://www.jw-media.org/tur/20120123.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:55:29 GMT Conscientious Objectors Republic Of Armenia January 2012 Currently, there are 58 Jehovah’s Witnesses who have been charged under the Criminal Code for their conscientious refusal of military service on religious grounds. http://www.jw-media.org/arm/20120101rpt.htm http://www.jw-media.org/arm/20120101rpt.htm Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:01:05 GMT The European Court renders two judgments—further protecting the rights of conscientious objectors These judgments come on the heels of the Bayatyan v. Armenia judgment announced by the Grand Chamber on July 7, 2011, which concluded, for the first time in the history of the ECHR, that the right to conscientious objection to military service is fully protected under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. http://www.jw-media.org/arm/20120112.htm http://www.jw-media.org/arm/20120112.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:25:19 GMT Turkmenistan’s intolerance of religious freedom met with international criticism “I am concerned that conscientious objection is a criminal offence and that no alternative civilian service is offered,” declared former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir. http://www.jw-media.org/tkm/20120106.htm http://www.jw-media.org/tkm/20120106.htm Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:20:19 GMT Jehovah’ Witnesses imprisoned in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan: As of January 6, 2012 http://www.jw-media.org/tkm/20120106rpt.htm http://www.jw-media.org/tkm/20120106rpt.htm Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:20:15 GMT