by admin_HRWF | Apr 4, 2020 | Baha'i, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Iran
– Sen’s Daily/ Hrana (07.03.2020) – https://bit.ly/2UJnihn – Mitra Badrnezhad-Zohdi was released from Sepidar prison in Ahvaz on 5 March, at the end of her one-year sentence. She was arrested in 2018 and charged with membership of the Baha’i...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 3, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Jehovah's Witnesses
– HRWF (04.04.2020) – On 1 April, a Tajik military court sentenced 20-year old Jovidon Bobojonov, a Jehovah’s Witness objecting to military service. He had been in pretrial detention for six months. During his detention, military unit personnel had beaten...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 1, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
“We are troubled that government officials in Balochistan are scapegoating the already vulnerable and marginalized Hazara Shi’a community for this public health crisis” United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (31.03.2020) –...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 1, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
“USCIRF is concerned by reports that Shincheonji church members have been blamed for the spread of #coronavirus” By Willy Fautré EU Political Report (27.03.2020) – https://bit.ly/3aAfqEj – A 30-page White Paper that reviews the...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 1, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Sardar Babayev had been in HRWF Database of FORB Prisoners since his arrest. For the first time, there are now no more FORB prisoners in the country HRWF (01.04.2020) – Imam Sardar Babayev has been released at the normal end of his prison term. He had been arrested on...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 31, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Jehovah's Witnesses, Russia
News about Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious issues – As of March 31, 2020, there were 325 Jehovah’s Witnesses under investigation and facing criminal charges 35 in prison (26 pretrial) 18 under house arrest 24 convicted (9 imprisoned, 9 fined,...
