Norway: The Supreme Court dismisses all accusations against Jw

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Norway's Supreme Court invalidated decisions to deny state subsidies and deregister Jehovah's Witnesses, stating no sufficient evidence of violations of children's or human rights.
The Court ruled that Jehovah's Witnesses' practices, including social ostracism, are rooted in doctrine and do not meet the high threshold for denying registration or subsidies under the Religious Communities Act and ECHR.
A majority found the community allows free withdrawal and that excommunication doesn't involve undue pressure, while a minority dissented, emphasizing potential impacts on minors and family ties.

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