Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: Some of the Falun Gong practitioners whose persecution to death was newly reported in 2023. Source: minghui.org. CHINA: Falun Gong report: 1,188 practitioners sentenced, 209 killed in 2023 Figures include cases the movement became aware of in 2023. We regard...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest January 01-15 16.01.2024 – Criminal case for repeat “discreditation” Forum 18 – Investigators are working on a criminal case against 86-year-old independent Orthodox Archbishop Viktor...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NORWAY: Jehovah’s Witnesses go to trial against Norway after state registration is revoked ‘It’s certainly the most important trial about a religious freedom issue in Norway in decades,’ said Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers. Religion...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
SUDAN: Evangelical church set on fire by the Rapid Support Forces in Wad Madani CSW (15.01.2024) – A church in Wad Madani, Gezira State, Sudan, was set on fire and partially destroyed by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 12 January. The...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NICARAGUA: Bishop Alvarez Lagos among 19 Catholic prisoners released and expelled from the country CSW (15.01.2024) – Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos was expelled from Nicaragua on 14 January, almost a year after he was sentenced to 26 years and...