Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: FSB raid on the Saint Petersburg center of Süleymancılar. Source: FSB. RUSSIA: Süleymancılar: Russia cracks down on Turkish Sufi organization Accused by anti-cultists of being a “pseudo-Islamic cult,” the group has two million members in Turkey and a...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Some reflections about the recommendations of the Federal Cult Observatory on “cult victims” (I) By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (10.07.2023) – On June 26, the Federal Observatory on Cults (CIAOSN/ IACSSO), officially known...
Human Rights in the World
A cause whose time has come: Recognition of the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide On 3 July, the European Parliament hosted an event entitled ‘The Forgotten Genocide: Bangladesh 1971’ but the mood of the meeting was that the true nature of the atrocities committed by the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: From the EU Guidelines on FoRB to “Religious freedom is not a second-class right” Paper presented at the conference held on 29 June at the European Parliament to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The FORB...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: UN urges Turkey not to deport persecuted Ahmadi asylum-seekers “Türkiye must not deport members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light seeking asylum”: UN experts The European Times (05.07.2023) – UN human rights experts* asked Turkey last Tuesday not...