Freedom of Religion and Belief
José Luis Bazan (COMECE) EU-PAKISTAN: “The GSP+ and blasphemy laws in Pakistan in the dock” Blasphemy legislation in Pakistan: Which response should be given by the EU?” By José Luis Bazan, Legal Adviser for International Religious Freedom, Migration and Asylum,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Scandal: FECRIS falsifies the program of its 2017 Conference at the Belgian Parliament in Brussels The purpose is to hide that a fanatical Russian anti-Ukrainian lawyer was among their speakers. Alexander Korelov claims “former Ukraine” is still “part of my...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: USCIRF releases 2023 Annual Report highlighting worsening religious freedom conditions worldwide Includes new recommendations of Cuba and Nicaragua as “Countries of Particular Concern” and Sri Lanka for the “Special Watch List” USCIRF (01.05.2023) – The United...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: To avoid judicial proceedings by Scientology, the MIVILUDES republishes its annual report Faced with a lawsuit, the French governmental anti-cult mission republishes its yearly report including a four-page right of answer by the Church of Scientology HRWF...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Misinformation on India’s Muslim population fuels Islamophobia Daily Sabah (02.05.2023) – Indian social media is rife with false demographic data claiming that the country is being turned into a Muslim-majority state, misinformation that influencers have...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: SOVA’s Olga Sibireva. From Twitter. RUSSIA: Liquidating the SOVA Center: the official end of religious freedom in Russia By destroying the leading organization monitoring religious liberty violations, the Putin regime can no longer pretend that relics of...