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INDIA: Government implements controversial Citizenship Amendment Act
INDIA: Government implements controversial Citizenship Amendment Act India’s central government has announced that the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will come...
BANGLADESH: Proposal for blasphemy law raises eyebrows
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...
RUSSIA: Korean missionary arrested on espionage charges
RUSSIA: Korean missionary arrested on espionage charges The Korean Christian Public Policy Association urges his immediate release Christian Daily (19.03.2024) - On March 19th,...
WORLD: Pew Global survey shows rising religious restrictions
WORLD: Pew Global survey shows rising religious restrictions Providence (19.03.2024) - On March 5, 2024, the Pew Research Center released its fourteenth annual survey on the...
IRAQ: Calls in the US for support to religious minorities
IRAQ: USCIRF calls for U.S. Government to support Iraq’s religious communities on anniversary of genocide determination USCIRF (18.03.2024) – The United States Commission on...
IRAQ: Report reveals ‘deep animosity’ towards Jews and Judaism at school
IRAQ: Report reveals ‘deep animosity’ towards Jews and Judaism in curriculum Nationalist violence against Jews and Israel is glorified and Iraq’s allegiance to Nazi Germany is...
RUSSIA : Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15 15.03.2024 - The Court in Chuvashia announced the verdict for faith to one of the oldest prisoners of...
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01 -15
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01 -15 General 14.03.2024 - China, you may be pro-CCP but if you organize independently you are still a “cult”...
RUSSIA: After Navalny’s death, the repression is alive and well
After Navalny’s death, the repression is alive and well By Dr Evgeniya Gidulianova and Willy Fautré HRWF (14.03.2024) - Despite the increased presence of security forces, there...
IRAQ: Christians still in insecurity since the Pope’s visit in 2021
IRAQ: Christians in Iraq still fear insecurity Three years after Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Chaldean Archbishop Michael Najeeb of Mosul and Aqra tells Vatican News...
CUBA: Report finds return to hardline tactics, according to CSW
CUBA: Report finds return to hardline tactics CSW (14.03.2024) - CSW has today published its latest annual report on the situation of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in Cuba...
RUSSIA: Over 500,000 Russians watched Navalny’s funeral online
RUSSIA: Do not forget Navalny: over 500,000 Russians watched the funeral online They watched the funeral on YouTube as filmed clandestinely by Navalny’s associates and on the...
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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.