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RUSSIA : Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15 15.03.2024 - The Court in Chuvashia announced the verdict for faith to one of the oldest prisoners of...
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01 -15
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01 -15 General 14.03.2024 - China, you may be pro-CCP but if you organize independently you are still a “cult”...
RUSSIA: After Navalny’s death, the repression is alive and well
After Navalny’s death, the repression is alive and well By Dr Evgeniya Gidulianova and Willy Fautré HRWF (14.03.2024) - Despite the increased presence of security forces, there...
IRAQ: Christians in Iraq still in insecurity since the Pope’s visit in 2021
IRAQ: Christians in Iraq still fear insecurity Three years after Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Chaldean Archbishop Michael Najeeb of Mosul and Aqra tells Vatican News...
CUBA: Report finds return to hardline tactics, according to CSW
CUBA: Report finds return to hardline tactics CSW (14.03.2024) - CSW has today published its latest annual report on the situation of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in Cuba...
RUSSIA: Over 500,000 Russians watched Navalny’s funeral online
RUSSIA: Do not forget Navalny: over 500,000 Russians watched the funeral online They watched the funeral on YouTube as filmed clandestinely by Navalny’s associates and on the...
FRANCE: FECRIS, atheism, and support for Russia’s war on Ukraine
FRANCE: FECRIS, atheism, and support for the Russian war against Ukraine The leader of an association “created” by a French FECRIS affiliate to deal with radical Islam and subtly...
NORWAY: Oslo district court decision against Jehovah’s Witnesses is wrong
NORWAY: Why the Oslo district court decision against Jehovah’s Witnesses is wrong It claims that the practice of shunning in Norway illegally prevents adults and minors from...
IRAN: Over 30 Baha’i graves razed by Iranian authorities at Tehran mass gravesite
IRAN: More than 30 Baha’i graves razed by Iranian authorities at Tehran mass gravesite BIC (05.03.2024)— More than 30 new graves of deceased Baha’is at a Tehran mass grave have...
AFGHANISTAN: On Int’l Women’s Day, do not forget Afghan women and girls
AFGHANISTAN: On International Women’s Day, do not forget Afghan women and girls Five women flogged In February, the Taliban’s High Court stated that 13 individuals, including...
CANADA: Two religions are clashing: the human rights Bible and the Christian Bible
CANADA: Two religions are clashing: the human rights Bible and the Christian Bible By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers The Act to amend the Criminal Code (promotion...
RUSSIA: Human rights defender Oleg Orlov (70) jailed
RUSSIA: Human rights defender Oleg Orlov (70) jailed By Aaron Rhodes Foref Europe (06.03.2024) - On February 27, 2024, a Russian court sentenced human rights defender Oleg Orlov...
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Freedom of Religion or Belief
Women’s Rights & Religion
This HRWF report explores the ways in which religious texts and practices as well as cultural influences and patriarchal systems influence the infringement of women's rights. It aspires to highlight the powerful potential that religion and religious leaders have to help guarantee these rights around the world.