Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Jehovah’s Witness Tatyana Piskareva, 67, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of forced labor She was just participating in a religious worship online. Earlier, her husband Vladimir received six years in prison on similar charges. By Willy Fautré, director of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Islamic State: From religiously motivated hatred of ‘infidels’ to terrorism By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (27.03.2024) – 139 Russians are known to have died in the worst terrorist attack for two decades on the Russian...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Pro-Russian cleric prosecuted on charges of treason Statement published by the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office Facebook (22.03.2024) – Prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office brought to court the indictment against the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Is religious liberty ‘under attack’ in Ukraine? No, but the country faces a dilemma in how to deal with an Orthodox church controlled by Russia. Jillian Kay Melchior Wall Street Journal (22.03.2024) – Opponents of U.S. aid to Ukraine claim the country...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Government implements controversial Citizenship Amendment Act India’s central government has announced that the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will come into effect immediately. CSW (15.03.2024) – The Act, which was strongly opposed by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BANGLADESH: Proposal for blasphemy law raises eyebrows in Bangladesh Hardline Islamic groups and political parties have been demanding a blasphemy law for years UCA News (22.03.2024) – Two judges of the Bangladesh High Court have triggered a national debate with...