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IRAN: Seven journalists arrested amid intensifying crackdown on media
IRAN: Seven journalists arrested amid intensifying crackdown on media IFJ (24.03.2026) - Seven journalists remain imprisoned in Iran, amid escalating pressure on independent...
BELARUS: 65-year-old Catholic priest Anatol Parakhnevich arrested – by KGB?
BELARUS: 65-year-old Catholic priest Anatol Parakhnevich arrested – by KGB? Felix Corley Forum 18 (10.04.2026) - Masked security officers arrested 65-year-old Catholic priest...
UGANDA: Bill to establish Sharia courts sparks urgent religious freedom concerns
UGANDA: Bill to establish Sharia courts sparks urgent religious freedom concerns Proposed bill would subject all Ugandans, including Christians and other non-Muslims to Islamic...
USA: The Pentagon threatened Pope Leo XIV after he criticized Trump
USA: Pentagon threatened the Pope after he criticized Trump It was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S. Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling The New Republic...
IRAN: Rafi Niya Synagogue completely destroyed by missile strike in Tehran
IRAN: Rafi Niya Synagogue completely destroyed by missile strike in Tehran By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (11.04.2026) -According to a video...
FRANCE: When ‘anti-cult deviances’ clash with human rights
FRANCE: When ‘anti-cult deviances’ clash with human rightsQuand les « dérives anti-sectaires » entrent en collision avec les droits humains (English/ French)Version en françaisBy...
GEORGIA: Russian Intelligence enters battle of Georgian Patriarchal Throne
GEORGIA: Russian Intelligence enters battle of Georgian Patriarchal Throne Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, died on 17 March at the age of 93. He...
IRAN: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest March 2026
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest March 2026 Christians ‘They beat me so much that I fell off my chair’ Article 18 (01.04.2026) - Alireza was a...
BELGIUM turning a deaf ear for four years to a severe summons from the European Court
BELGIUM turning a deaf ear for four years to a severe summons from the European Court Belgium’s system of state recognition of religious and belief communities has been gravely...
CANADA: New secularism law is looming over prayer marches on Good Friday in Quebec
CANADA: New secularism law is looming over prayer marches on Good Friday in Quebec CTV News (05.04.2026) - Christians across Quebec are about to face a new legal landscape on...
CANADA: Quebec passes law banning street prayers and prayer rooms in universities
CANADA: Quebec passes law banning street prayers and prayer rooms in universities CTV News (02.04.2026) - Quebec is banning street prayers. The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)...
RUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest March 16-31
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest March 16-31 27.03.2025 - “We faced all these events with smile on our faces” — Dmitriy Zagulin released from...
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