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FRANCE: Raids de police dans des centres de yoga roumains : les faits (I)
FRANCE: Raids spectaculaires de police dans des centres de yoga roumains en France : les faits (I) Opération Villiers-sur-Marne : Témoignage Par Willy Fautré, directeur de Human...
FRANCE: Spectacular SWAT raids on Romanian yoga centers: Fact checking (I)
FRANCE: Spectacular simultaneous SWAT raids on Romanian yoga centers in France: Fact checking (I) Operation Villiers-sur-Marne: Testimony By Willy Fautré, director of Human...
BELGIUM: Sikhism’s quest for recognition to be discussed in Parliament
BELGIUM: Sikhism's quest for recognition Request for Sikhism to be officially recognized as a religion in Belgium is set to be discussed in parliament before the current...
FRANCE: The EU Court of Justice protects converts to Christianity
FRANCE: The EU Court of Justice protects converts to Christianity Why is an Iranian Christian in France subject to a deportation order? ECLJ (11.04.2024) - According to the Court...
ISRAEL: Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war. Statistics
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war CPJ (15.04.2024) - The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against...
ESTONIA: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization?
ESTONIA: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization? The head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to recognize the Russian Orthodox...
IRAQ: Cardinal Sako back to Baghdad after a nine-month self-imposed exile
IRAQ: Cardinal Sako back to Baghdad after a nine-month self-imposed exile He was warmly welcomed by a church packed with members of the country’s Christian minority on his first...
FRANCE: Malgré le rejet du Sénat, la France adopte une nouvelle loi anti-sectes
FRANCE: Malgré le rejet du Sénat, la France adopte une nouvelle loi anti-sectes La loi crée un nouveau délit de « sujétion psychologique », restreint la possibilité de critiquer...
FRANCE passes new anti-cult law against Senate’s opposition
FRANCE passes new anti-cult law against Senate’s opposition The law creates a new crime of “psychological subjection,” restricts the possibility of criticizing mainline medical...
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: 630 places of worship destroyed or damaged by the war
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: 630 places of worship destroyed or damaged by the war Russia continues to torture priests and destroy Ukrainian churches – IRF released new report in English and...
NORWAY arms police officers due to threats against the Muslim community
Norway arms police due to threats against Muslims Anadolou Agency World (09.04.2024) - Police in Norway have decided to arm on-duty officers following threats made against...
VIETNAM’s new religious decree further burdens local churches
VIETNAM’s new religious decree further burdens local churches Pastors and religious liberty advocates worry the government’s effort to manage religion will bring tighter control....
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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.