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Disfellowshipped and disassociated people may eventually be reinstated if deemed repentant, at least after a year attending their meetings, being considered disfellowshipped until this time passes.

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Another critic from former members of the Jehovah's Witnesses comes from the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah's Witnesses. The association (AEVTJ) is a group founded in Spain in 2019 by former members of Jehovah's Witnesses. These are former members and those affected who decided to denounce what they consider part of a structural and institutionalized psychological abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses. That same year, the association was registered in the National Registry of Associations of the Ministry of the Interior.

Critics from former members

In fact, there are some groups and associations of former members that tried to defend and denounce what they consider part of a structural and institutionalized psychological abuse from the Jehovah's Witnesses. The Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah's Witnesses (AEVTJ) is a group founded in Spain in 2019 by former members of Jehovah's Witnesses, registered the same year in the National Registry of Associations of the Ministry of the Interior. Among the complaints and the visibility sought by the association, these include the control of its adherents, marginalization, discrimination against women and sexual diversity, and attacks on other religious institutions, among other things. The marginalization or ostracism caused by Jehovah's Witnesses to their former members or members who want to stop being members can lead to extreme loneliness, because from a young age they are instilled in them to only interact with each other. All of this is included as part of the Jehovah's Witnesses congregational discipline. Some of these situations have been the cause of severe depression or even suicide. In addition, they are accused of carrying out 'justice' or parajudicial systems, parallel to those of the state, and hiding or hindering reports of child abuse and rape. Continuing with this social movement, former followers of the religious organization from other Spanish-speaking countries have taken the step to create similar entities, such as in Argentina or Mexico.