Freedom of Religion and Belief
Orthodox archpriest Novopashin, a voice of FECRIS in Russia and anti-Ukrainian hate speech HRWF (23.11.2022) – On 23 November, Bitter Winter published an investigation paper entitled “Russian Anti-Cult Leader: ‘The US and Ukraine Use Satanists to Destroy the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Serious concerns raised at UN rights review Member States seek protection of minority rights, free speech, peaceful assembly Human Rights Watch (18.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3Ost80S – The Indian government should promptly adopt and act on the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Repeated calls for the release of an elderly ill Jehovah’s Witness By Willy Fautré Shamil Khakimov, a critically ill elderly Jehovah’s Witness unlawfully imprisoned for his faith in Tajikistan since February 2019, filed a formal petition for his release to the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
82 Ukrainian academics denounce FECRIS for its links with Moscow On 18 November, Bitter Winter published an article titled “82 Ukrainian Academics Ask France to Stop Supporting the Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS” revealing that virtually all Ukrainian scholars of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest (01–15.11.2022) 15.11.2022 – In Novosibirsk, 67-year-old Aleksandr Seredkin was sentenced to six years in prison for reading the Bible Link to full text in...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues, Bimonthly Digest Nov. 1-15 HRWF Database of Protestant Prisoners’Documented Cases below in short or here Buddhists 07.11.2022 – China imprisons 2 Tibetan monks for sending donations to Dalai Lama Chinese...