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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).

MYANMAR: ‘A living hell’: Churches, clergy targeted by Myanmar military

‘A living hell’: Churches, clergy targeted by Myanmar military Rights groups say Christians, a minority in the mainly Buddhist country, are being swept up in the military...

CHINA : Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (01-15.10.2021)

CHINA : Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (01-15.10.2021) General 14.10.21 - Five Christians from Abeka Academy taken away by police On the morning of October 12, Suzhou police...

RUSSIA: Freedom of religion or belief Special bimonthly FORB digest (01-15.10.2021)

RUSSIA: Freedom of religion or belief Special bimonthly FORB digest (01-15.10.2021) 13.10.2021 - Searches at homes of Jehovah's Witnesses were again carried out in the Khabarovsk...

RUSSIA: A 29th Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to a prison term in 2021

Vladimir Skachidub is the 29th Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to a prison term in 2021 HRWF (14.10.2021) – On 11 October, Vladimir Skachidub, a 59-year-old Jehovah’s Witness, was...

UKRAINE: A Ukrainian blogger under threat of extradition in the EU

A Ukrainian blogger under threat of extradition in the EU By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers Recently, Anatoliy Sharij, a Ukrainian blogger living...

RUSSIA: Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses escalates to torture

Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses escalates to torture In Irkutsk, believers were badly beaten and threatened with rape by special forces agents. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter...

EU: New survey sheds light on deep-rooted antisemitic attitudes across EU nations

New survey sheds light on deep-rooted antisemitic attitudes across EU nations By Ben Cohen The Algemeiner (12.10.2021) - https://bit.ly/3By01BQ - Antisemitic prejudice...

AFGHANISTAN: The United Nations appoint a Special Rapporteur for human rights

The UN appoints a Special Rapporteur to monitor human rights in Afghanistan The one-year position will have to “seek, receive, examine and act on information froml relevant...

UN: International engagement with Afghanistan is conditional

UN: International engagement with Afghanistan must depend on respect for religious minorities First UN resolution to explicitly call for religious freedom in Afghanistan adopted...

AFGHANISTAN: UN Chief condemns ‘horrific’ attack at Kunduz mosque

UN Chief condemns ‘Horrific’ attack at Kunduz mosque By UN News Eurasia Review (09.10.2021) - https://bit.ly/3mM7aZe - At least 100 worshippers have been killed or injured...

AFGHANISTAN: Dozens killed in suicide bombing at Kunduz mosque

Dozens killed in suicide bombing at Kunduz mosque ISIL affiliate claims responsibility for the blast at Shia mosque in Kunduz that has killed dozens. Aljazeera (08.09.2021) -...

CANADA: Taoist tai chi centres are tax exempt as religious organizations

Quebec judge muses on the meaning of religion while ruling that Taoist Tai chi centres are tax exempt The institute is no less a religion because a larger number of people are...

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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.