Freedom of Religion and Belief
OSCE NORWAY: Arbitrary de-registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses: a case of discrimination denounced at the OSCE Even the Russian Orthodox Church which supports Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Catholic Church marred with sexual abuse are not de-registered or barred from...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
OSCE: Side-event addressing anti-religious hate crimes in the OSCE area Speech of Christine Mirre (CAP/ Liberté de Conscience with ECOSOC status) HRWF (05.10.2023) – On 5 October, the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department of the OSCE/ ODIHR organized a side...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest September 16-30 29.09.2023 – In the Tver region, a priest was forced to repent for praying for peace Sova Center – On September 25, 2023, it became known that in the Tver region parishioners complained...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest September 16-30 General 20.09.2023 – Tech companies in China leverage censorship against religious content voanews – New measures handed down by the Chinese Communist Party that it...
Human Rights in the World
Digest about ordinary peaceful dissidents and resisters (29 September) OVD-Info (29.09.2023) – Not all Russians are pro-Putin or zombified by his propaganda. OVD-Info publishes a weekly newsletter in English about ordinary people who resist and oppose Putin’s...