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Protecting Freedom of Religion & Belief (FoRB): the right of everyone to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

RUSSIA: Russia sentences three Jehovah’s Witnesses to six years in prison

Russia sentences three Jehovah's Witnesses to six years in prison 51 Jehovah’s Witnesses are in prison and 34 under house arrest - 246 criminal cases involving 517 believers are...

IRAN : News Digest about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in July

IRAN : News Digest about Baha'is and Christians in Iran in July (02.08.2021) Baha’is Touraj Amini released from jail in Karaj Hrana / Sens Daily (29.07.2021) -...

EUROPEAN UNION: Top EU Court sets limits on workplace head-scarf ban

EU: Top EU Court sets limits on workplace head-scarf ban Ruling sets out conditions on when such prohibitions comply with the bloc’s antidiscrimination laws By Laurence...

PAKISTAN: Outcry in Pakistan over beheading of ex-ambassador’s daughter

PAKISTAN: Outcry in Pakistan over beheading of former ambassador’s daughter By Miriam Berger The Washington Post (27.07.2021) - https://wapo.st/3leNgqF - The name Noor...

RUSSIA: Special Bimonthly FORB Digest July (16-31.07.2021)

RUSSIA: Special Bimonthly FORB Digest (16-31.07.2021) 29.07.21 - Rostov court treats Jehovah's Witnesses harshly Full text only in Russian:...

ALGERIA: War against women/ Femicide cases denounced

ALGERIA: War against women By Dalia Ghanem Middle East Institute (08.02.2021) - https://bit.ly/3fd4Wz1 - On Jan. 26, an Algerian journalist from the public channel TV4...

UK: Christian evangelist stabbed in London recovers from injuries

Christian evangelist stabbed in London recovers from injuries Hatun Tash is a Christian apologist who has been sharing the gospel with Muslims in the well-known Speaker’s Corner...

PAKISTAN: Conference told Pakistan blasphemy laws ‘equated to ethnic cleansing’

Conference told Pakistan blasphemy laws 'equated to ethnic cleansing' EU Reporter (29.07.2021) - https://bit.ly/3lb6Hk1 - A conference on Pakistan’s controversial...

IRAN: Water shortage protests of Ahwaz people spread as anger boils over

Water shortage protests spread in Iran as anger boils over Will the Al Ahwaz protests inspire Hindus of Bangladesh to demonstrate too? By Rachel Avraham TheJ.ca...

ETHIOPIA: Public notice on resumption of Addis Standard publication

Public notice on resumption of Addis Standard publication and further clarification Issued by: Addis Standard newsroom management Addis Standard (21.07.2021) -...

PAKISTAN: It is time for the EU to question the GSP+ status granted to Pakistan

It is time for the EU to question the GSP+ status granted to Pakistan Moreover, EU member states fail to provide a safe haven to a Christian couple arrested in 2013, sentenced to...

CANADA: Indian residential schools: apologies YES, burning churches NO

Canada’s Indian residential schools: apologies YES, burning churches NO Yes, Christian churches should apologize for what happened in Indian Residential Schools. No, destroying...

HRWF Prisoners Database

Human Rights Without Frontiers tracks incidents worldwide where people are imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief.

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In Prison for Their Faith 2020

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REPORT: Freedom of Religion or Belief

This HRWF report exposes the practice of kidnapping, confinement and forced de-conversion that is currently ongoing in South Korea. It discusses the history, cultural context and drivers of this gross human rights violation, highlights 10 individual cases and provides recommendations.

REPORT: 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.