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RUSSIA: Jehovah’s Witness Tatyana Piskareva, 67, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of forced labor
RUSSIA: Jehovah’s Witness Tatyana Piskareva, 67, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of forced labor She was just participating in a religious worship online. Earlier, her husband...
RUSSIA: Islamic State: From religiously motivated hatred of ‘infidels’ to terrorism
RUSSIA: Islamic State: From religiously motivated hatred of ‘infidels’ to terrorism By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (27.03.2024) - 139 Russians...
RUSSIA: U.S. journalist pretrial detention postponed by three months
U.S. journalist pretrial detention postponed by three months After fifth detention extension, CPJ renews call for Russia to release US journalist Evan Gershkovich...
GAMBIA moves toward overturning landmark ban on female genital cutting
Gambia moves toward overturning landmark ban on female genital cutting Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final...
UKRAINE: Pro-Russian cleric prosecuted on charges of treason
UKRAINE: Pro-Russian cleric prosecuted on charges of treason Statement published by the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office Facebook (22.03.2024) - Prosecutors of the...
UKRAINE: Is religious liberty ‘under attack’ in Ukraine? The Wall Street Journal answers
UKRAINE: Is religious liberty ‘under attack’ in Ukraine? No, but the country faces a dilemma in how to deal with an Orthodox church controlled by Russia. Jillian Kay Melchior...
INDIA: Government implements controversial Citizenship Amendment Act
INDIA: Government implements controversial Citizenship Amendment Act India’s central government has announced that the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will come...
BANGLADESH: Proposal for blasphemy law raises eyebrows
BANGLADESH: Proposal for blasphemy law raises eyebrows in Bangladesh Hardline Islamic groups and political parties have been demanding a blasphemy law for years UCA News...
RUSSIA: Korean missionary arrested on espionage charges
RUSSIA: Korean missionary arrested on espionage charges The Korean Christian Public Policy Association urges his immediate release Christian Daily (19.03.2024) - On March 19th,...
WORLD: Pew Global survey shows rising religious restrictions
WORLD: Pew Global survey shows rising religious restrictions Providence (19.03.2024) - On March 5, 2024, the Pew Research Center released its fourteenth annual survey on the...
IRAQ: Calls in the US for support to religious minorities
IRAQ: USCIRF calls for U.S. Government to support Iraq’s religious communities on anniversary of genocide determination USCIRF (18.03.2024) – The United States Commission on...
IRAQ: Report reveals ‘deep animosity’ towards Jews and Judaism at school
IRAQ: Report reveals ‘deep animosity’ towards Jews and Judaism in curriculum Nationalist violence against Jews and Israel is glorified and Iraq’s allegiance to Nazi Germany is...
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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.