{"id":7798,"date":"2026-01-29T09:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/issue-update-the-global-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:06:03","slug":"issue-update-the-global-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/issue-update-the-global-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" https: www.uscirf.gov themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-16156\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p>Read the full Issue Update:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020%20Issue%20Update%20-%20Jehovahs%20Witnesses.pdf\">The Global Persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This update describes official discrimination against Jehovah\u2019s 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIRF%202020%20Annual%20Report_Final_42920.pdf\">2020 Annual Report<\/a> for designation as countries of particular concern, such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/russia\">Russia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/tajikistan\">Tajikistan<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/turkmenistan\">Turkmenistan<\/a>; countries USCIRF recommended for the Special Watch List, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/azerbaijan\">Azerbaijan <\/a>and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/countries\/uzbekistan\">Uzbekistan<\/a>; as well as South Korea and Singapore. The report also makes recommendations for U.S. policy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publication\/issue-update-global-persecution-jehovahs-witnesses?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses Read the full Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses \u00a0 This update describes official discrimination against Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses around the world, with a particular focus on countries where members have been imprisoned for their beliefs. 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