Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: ‘Break the silence on persecuted Christians’ A conference and an exhibition held by MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen in the European Parliament denounces the silence and the impunity surrounding the suffering of Christians around the world Conference at the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights in the World
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest September 01-15 15.09.2023 – The Court of the City of Kazan sent Sergey Gromov to a penal colony for six years for conducting religious meetings JW- On September 14, 2023, the examination of the case of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EGYPT: Egypt divided over recent niqab ban at schools Egyptians talk to Al Jazeera about the recent government decision to prohibit students from wearing niqab. By Umut Uras Aljazeera (12.09.2023) – The Egyptian government has banned female students from...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Anniversary of Mahsa Zhina Amini’s killing: USCIRF publishes a new FORB Report USCIRF (15.09.2023) – – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marks the one-year anniversary of Iranian security forces’ killing of Mahsa...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Muslim students’ robes are latest fault line for French identity When the French education minister declared that the abayas favored by some Muslim women “can no longer be worn in schools,” he stoked a fierce debate over the country’s secular ideals. By Roger...