Human Rights in the World
New prison sentence for Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama CPJ (08.11.2023) – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the additional six-month prison sentence issued to Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama on Tuesday, November 7. “Imposing a new prison...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Foreign NGO women under threat of forced marriage Senior clerics in Kohistan stated that if a single foreign woman is caught accompanying a marriageable Pakistani man, she should marry him. by Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (07.11.2023) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: USCIRF “particularly concerned” about mistreatment of Hazaras and Ahmadis A November 6 statement castigates the repatriation of Afghan members of religious minorities and the continued persecution of the Ahmadis. by Marco Respinti Bitter Winter (08.11.2023)...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Paris Graffiti recall 1930s antisemitism, says mayor BBC (02.11.2023) – Stars of David have been found graffitied on buildings in the Paris area, in acts that political leaders have said “recall the 1930s”. Some 60 Stars of David were...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: USCIRF alarmed by attacks on religious sites during armed conflict USCIRF (03.11.2023) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed alarm over an increase in the destruction of religious sites. In both peacetime...