Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Shootings in several cities of Dagestan, a synagogue and churches attacked By Willy Fautré The European Times (24.06.2024) – At least 19 people were victims of an attack on police officers, Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan Derbent and...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: the case of Jehovah’s Witnesses (1) HRWF study of the judicial practice of Ukraine regarding the cases of criminal cases of persons who, within 28 months after the beginning of Russia’s full-scale...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Heavy prison terms for 9 Jehovah’s Witnesses in the occupied territory of Crimea By Willy Fautré The European Times (21.06.2024) – Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses living in the occupied territory of Crimea are currently serving heavy prison terms of 54 to 72...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
MEXICO: No solution for Protestant families after fifty days of displacement Fifty days after the forced displacement on 26 April of more than 150 Baptist Protestants in Hidalgo State, Mexico, the government has failed to take any action to ensure that those...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Anti-Semitic gang-rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl by teenagers The French authorities go on keeping silent about the family background of the rapists, most probably to avoid a social explosion and a landslide victory of the far-right in the upcoming...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: New wave of violence erupts against Christians in the State of Manipur By Ganesh Rajaraman Religion Unplugged (13.06.2024) – Manipur is witnessing renewed violence, with the latest escalations being reported from Jiribam district, an area that borders...