Arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses elders in 1991; names and places of arrests; whether congregations were dissolved [ERT30249.E]

Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly

Horn of Africa Bulletin [Uppsala]. Bimonthly.

Indian Ocean Newsletter. [Paris]. Weekly.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1991.

United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Labour and Human Rights. 22 July 1997. United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians. Via Internet. (www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/970722_relig_rpt_christian.html)

Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).

Non-documentary sources:

Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York.