Activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses Organization as a "Litmus Test" for Religious Freedom in Ukraine
Journal: Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2022

The article deals with the history and present stage of activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization in Ukraine. The attitude and actions of a state and the majority of its population towards the activities of the Jehovists and other non-traditional religious communities is viewed as a “litmus test,” which reveals how successfully the principle of religious freedom and freedom of conscience is implemented in public policy. It is emphasized that, unlike during the Soviet period, when the Je