Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGA: Kassasjonsdomstolen stadfester Jehovas vitners rett til å ekskludere medlemmer En endelig avgjørelse som i stor grad er blitt ignorert av belgiske medier English version HRWF (05.01.2023) – Den 19. desember 2023 avgjorde den belgiske kassasjonsdomstolen at...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: The Ghent saga ends: Cassation Court confirms shunning is legal On December 19, 2023, the Belgian Court of Cassation confirmed the appeal decision favorable to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (04.01.2023) – “Bitter Winter”...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: Missionaries and pastoral care workers killed in 2023 Agenzia Fides (01.01.2024) – According to information gathered by Agenzia Fides, 20 missionaries were killed in the world in 2023: 1 Bishop, 8 priests, 2 non-religious men, 1 seminarian, 1 novice and 7...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: Three Jehovah’s Witnesses taken away in a paddy wagon after being sentenced to 6.5, 7 and 7.5 years in prison (Credit: jw-russia.org) RUSSIA: Jehovah’s Witnesses are the most persecuted religion: 127 prisoners as of 1 January 2024 By Willy Fautré European Times...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest Dec 16-31 29.12.2023 – In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Aleksandr Polozov and Stepan Shevelev received 6 years of suspended sentence for peaceful beliefs JW – On December 29, 2023, Norilsk City...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest December 16-30 General 29.12.2023 – How the CCP weaponizes global Chinese diaspora against dissent Bitter Winter – Protests supporting Tibetans and Uyghurs have significantly increased in...