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| Title | Liberia: Update on Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Monrovia in May 1997 |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Liberia |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBR31464.E |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Liberia: Update on Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Monrovia in May 1997, 1 March 1999, LBR31464.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6ab6898.html [accessed 31 May 2012] |
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Liberia: Update on Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Monrovia in May 1997
According to a letter received from the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Monrovia on 28 January 1999, "there were no problems for Jehovah's Witnesses in this country. They were able to carry out their Christian Ministry unmolested." The letter further states that although there were some attacks in the north-west of Liberia during 1992-1996, they were carried out by "a faction that seemed to be targeting Christians in general, not just Jehovah's Witnesses."
Also according to the letter, "if persons who were Jehovah's Witnesses were detained, we are not aware that it was ever due to their religious persuasion."
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.
Reference
Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of Liberia, Monrovia. 28 January 1999. Letter received by fax.
Topics: Religious persecution, Freedom of religion,
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