Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: FSB raid on the Saint Petersburg center of Süleymancılar. Source: FSB. RUSSIA: Süleymancılar: Russia cracks down on Turkish Sufi organization Accused by anti-cultists of being a “pseudo-Islamic cult,” the group has two million members in Turkey and a...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Some reflections about the recommendations of the Federal Cult Observatory on “cult victims” (I) By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (10.07.2023) – On June 26, the Federal Observatory on Cults (CIAOSN/ IACSSO), officially known...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: From the EU Guidelines on FoRB to “Religious freedom is not a second-class right” Paper presented at the conference held on 29 June at the European Parliament to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The FORB...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: UN urges Turkey not to deport persecuted Ahmadi asylum-seekers “Türkiye must not deport members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light seeking asylum”: UN experts The European Times (05.07.2023) – UN human rights experts* asked Turkey last Tuesday not...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo credit: EU Brussels FoRB Roundtable – THIX Photo. — 10th Anniversary of the EU Guidelines on FoRB co-organized by the Eu Parliament Intergroup on FoRB&RT, with HRWF, EU Brussels FoRB Roundtable and Netherlands FoRB Roundtable. EU: Some reflections about...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Labelling the Movement of Conscientious Objectors as “Foreign Agent” EBCO – BEOC (30.06.2023) – The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), War Resisters’ International (WRI), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) and...