Human Rights in the World
Mestan v. Bulgaria: A genuine recognition of linguistic rights? By Eva Meyermans Spelmans Strasbourg Observers (08.09.2023) – In the case of Mestan v. Bulgaria, the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) found that a law imposing Bulgarian as the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LATVIA: State TV bans Orthodox services from broadcast CNE NEWS (29.08.2023) – The Latvian state broadcaster refuses to broadcast Orthodox worship services any longer. It implemented the ban after nuns prayed for the Russian Patriarch Kirill. The broadcaster,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: Arrested: Shiite cleric Agha Baqir Al Hussaini. From Facebook. PAKISTAN: Leading Shiite cleric arrested based onn new blasphemy law “Bitter Winter” correctly predicted that new penalties against those who “offend the wives and companions of the Prophet” were...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas Schoolgirls who refused to change out of the loose-fitting robes have been sent home with a letter to parents on secularism. Aljazeera (05.09.2023) – French public schools have sent...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest August Christians Renewed crackdown on Christians in Iran underway Catholic Herald (17.08.2023) – Britain is an increasingly impoverished society: spiritually and financially. Still, anyone born here has...