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RUSSIA: Sentenced to prison for criticizing the President, state bodies & their policies
RUSSIA: Sentenced to prison for criticizing the President, state bodies & their policies How the anti-terrorist legislation is abused in Russian military courts By Willy...
IRAN: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest February 2026
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest February 2026 Christians Iran's crackdown on christians undermines Trump's emphasis on religious freedom FDD...
JAPAN: Hundreds of thousands of Unification Church believers deprived of places of worship
JAPAN: Hundreds of thousands of Unification Church believers deprived of places of worship While some had claimed the dissolution would only strip the church of its tax-exempt...
JAPAN: Tokyo High Court upholds order to dissolve the Unification Church
JAPAN: Tokyo High Court upholds order to dissolve the Unification Church The Unification Church is the first religious organisation in Japan to be given a dissolution order for a...
EU: OIDAC Annual Report about Intolerance & Discrimination of Christians in Europe in 2025
EU: OIDAC Annual Report about Intolerance & Discrimination of Christians in Europe in 2025 OIDAC (06.03.2026) - In its “Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in...
EU Parliament warned about Islamist ‘entryism’ and threats to democratic resilience
EU Parliament warned about Islamist 'entryism' and threats to democratic resilience By HRWF Editorial Team HRWF (06.03.2026) – On 4 March 2026, a high-level conference titled...
RUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest February 16-28
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest February 16-28 27.02.2026 - Revocation of citizenship after extremism convictions "gaining momentum" Forum 18 - Born in...
EU/UN: Shame on the EU! 15th month without EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
EU/UN: Shame on the EU! 15th month without EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief NOT A FAKE NEWS NOR A JOKE: The EU Permanent Delegation at the UN in Geneva will...
PAKISTAN: The EU should suspend the GSP+. Why? Report January-February
PAKISTAN: The EU should suspend the GSP+. Why? Report January-February Blasphemy laws, forced conversions, elections and religious minorities, gender equality, kidnapping of...
EU: Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe are on the uptake in January
EU: Anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe on the rise in January OIDAC (10.02.2026) - During the month of January 2026, OIDAC Europe (Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination...
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest February 15-28
China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest February 15-28 General 27.02.2026 - International forum in Tokyo addresses unreported realities of human rights abuses...
USA: Report about the State of Religious Liberty by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
USA: Report about the State of Religious Liberty by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops By Hans Noot, Associate director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (27.02.2026) – On...
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