by admin_HRWF | Jul 31, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Shincheonji, South Korea
In the night between July 31 and August 1, 2020, Chairman Lee Man Hee, the founder and leader of the South Korean religious movement Shincheonji, has been arrested. He is accused of having contributed to his movement’s alleged lack of cooperation with the authorities...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 28, 2020 | China, COVID-19, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Shincheonji, South Korea
– Massimo Introvigne, Center for Studies on New Religions, Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers, Rosita Šorytė, European Federation for Freedom of Belief, Alessandro Amicarelli, European Federation for Freedom of Belief (president), Marco Respinti,...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 26, 2020 | Central Asia, China, Church of Almighty God, Falun Gong, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights in the World, Religion, Uyghurs
25.07.20 – Unregistered catholic priests pressured into patriotic church As the Vatican-China Deal of 2018 expires in September, the CCP intensifies persecution of Catholic conscientious objectors through harassment and indoctrination. Continue reading…...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Religion, Shincheonji, South Korea
CESNUR (15.07.2020) – https://bit.ly/30FtcBB – On July 20, a webinar on a new religious movement in South Korea, its political, religious, and social dimensions, and its discrimination during the COVID-19 crisis was organized by CESNUR, the Center for...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 19, 2020 | Central Asia, China, Church of Almighty God, Falun Gong, Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights in the World, Religion, Uyghurs
19.07.20 – ‘We choke with silent fury’ Buddhists are devastated as local authorities continue implementing the central government’s orders to demolish outdoor religious statues. Continue reading… 18.07.20 – USCIRF exposes european “experts”...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 15, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Jehovah's Witnesses, Religion, Russia
15.07.20 – In the Tomsk Region, there were five searches of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Link to full text in Russian: https://jw-russia.org/news/2020/07/16.html In the morning of 14 July 2020, the Investigation Committee and FSB conducted searches in the town of...
