On October 1, 2026, the Birobidzhanskiy District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region convicted Sister Nataliya Kocheva and ...

On September 11, 2026, Brother Caleb Loyola, a member of the Colombia Branch Committee, released the Bible books of Matthew and Mark in Bolivian Sign Language. The release was announced to an audience ...

Experts warn of a record-breaking super El Niño. What is El Niño, and does extreme weather fulfill Bible prophecy?

In August and September 2026, authorities in Ukraine released two of our brothers from prison. While the Supreme Court of Ukraine did not overturn the brothers’ guilty verdicts, it did convert their ...

On September 22, 2026, the Novocheboksarsk City Court of the Chuvash Republic convicted Brother Albert Pilshchikov and ...

In this update, we will discuss an adjustment to our position on blood components. This video, as well as the related “Questions From Readers” article and chart, is being released now in English.

WARWICK, N.Y. (September 18, 2026)—The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced on Friday that the decision to accept red cells, white cells, plasma or platelets from another person’s blood is ...

On July 9, 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a favorable judgment in the case of Barsuk and Gyl v. Ukraine. The Court’s decision reaffirms that our door-to-door preaching is a ...

In July 2026, authorities in Ukraine imprisoned two more of Jehovah’s Witnesses for their conscientious refusal to perform military service. There are currently 36 brothers imprisoned for their faith ...

July 2026 marks an important milestone for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Latvia. One hundred years ago, in July 1926, our brothers established the first branch office in Riga. This significant development ...

On June 26, 2026, Jehovah’s Witnesses purchased a 28-hectare (69-ac) property across the lake from the world headquarters in Warwick, New York, U.S.A. The property includes an existing ...

On June 26, 2026, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled in favor of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Now, a lower court will further review the case in light of the BGH’s recommendations. This positive ...