Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religious liberty and “malignant influence” getting worse, USCIRF says The 2024 USCIRF report notes a deteriorating situation in several countries. “Bitter Winter” remains a trusted source. by Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter(07.05.2024) – Every year, the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
GAMBIA: Gambia and religious liberty: A return to the bad old days? Proposals that a “license” will be needed to preach are reminiscent of the dark era of dictator Jammeh. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (03.05.2024) – At the end of last month, Hamat Ngai...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: How Putin humors Xi Jinping: Crackdown on Moscow’s Falun Gong A woman has been arrested on May 3 and three other practitioners held as witnesses. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (06.05.2024) – After the start of its war of aggression against Ukraine,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Spectacular simultaneous SWAT raids on Romanian yoga centers (II): Fact-checking of the operation in Buthiers Disproportionate use of police forces in search of… inexistent victims of MISA See Part I En français By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Raids spectaculaires de police dans des centres de yoga roumains (II) : Analyse des faits de l’opération à Buthiers Utilisation disproportionnée des forces de police à la recherche de… victimes inexistantes de MISA Par Willy Fautré, directeur de...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU:European democracy too immature to address freedom of religion or belief? By Jonathan de Leyser, CSW’s Senior EU Advocate FoRB in Full (30.04.2024) – While the situation of people in other countries is too rarely a priority electoral issue, some...