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CHINA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest July 01-15
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest July 01-15 General 09.07.2024 - China, “strict governance of religion” imposed on christians Bitter Winter -...
IRAQ: Strike injures 2 Iraqi Kurdish reporters in Sinjar
IRAQ: Strike injures 2 Iraqi Kurdish reporters in Sinjar CPJ (10.07.2024) - The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish and Iraqi authorities to investigate after a...
NICARAGUA: Radio María in Nicaragua shut down by country’s dictatorship
NICARAGUA: Radio María in Nicaragua shut down by country’s dictatorship By Walter Sánchez Silva CNA (10.07.2024) - The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice...
TURKEY: Authorities crack down on Christianity; deny church land for worship space
TURKEY: Turkish authorities crack down on Christianity; deny church land for worship space - Authorities in Türkiye ignore requests from the Diyarbakir Protestant Church...
EU-CHINA Human Rights Dialogue, a dialogue of the deaf
EU-CHINA Human Rights Dialogue, a dialogue of the deaf By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (12.07.2024) - On 16 June, the EU and China held the...
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Ukrainian priests freed by Russia after 19 months in prison
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Two Ukrainian priests released by Russia after 19 months of detention See their cases in HRWF Database By Anugrah Kumar Christian Post (03.07.2024) - Two...
UKRAINE: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: Protestants (3)
UKRAINE: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: the case of Protestants (3) Part 1 – Part 2 By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers, with a...
JORDAN: Journalist Ahmed al-Zoubi jailed under Cybercrime Law
JORDAN: Journalist Ahmed al-Zoubi jailed in Jordan 11 months after conviction under Cybercrime Law Jordanian authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalist...
ALGERIA: Algeria must guarantee freedom for all, not just Muslims
ALGERIA: Algeria must guarantee freedom for all, not just Muslims ECLJ (02.07.2024) - On July 2, 2024, the European Centre for Law and Justice organized a conference at the UN...
ARGENTINA : Cassation Court rejects accusations against BAYS Yogal School
ARGENTINA:BAYS Yoga School, nullity of elevation to trial confirmed by the Cassation Court Spanish version By Willy Fautré, The European Times (09.07.2024) – Controversial...
JAPAN : UN denunciates hate crimes against Jehovah’s Witnesses
JAPAN: United Nations denounce discrimination and hate crimes against Jehovah’s Witnesses and others For the first time, an official UN document signed by four Special...
AFGHANISTAN: World leaders choose closer Taliban ties, betray Afghan women
AFGHANISTAN: World leaders choose closer Taliban ties, betray Afghan women The world had a chance in Doha to stand up to the Taliban, but its failure to do so left Afghanistan’s...
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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.