Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest December Christians ‘Christmas is always a reminder of our arrest and imprisonment’ Article 18 (22.12.2023) – Four Iranian Christians who were arrested at Christmas time or spent the festive season in prison...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU/RUSSIA: TV channel of the Russian Orthodox Church under EU sanctions Alexander Dvorkin, member of FECRIS board of directors and former vice-president, is linked to the TV Channel SPAS of the Russian Orthodox Church under EU sanctions Version en français Willy...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: The Court of Cassation upholds the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to exclude members A final decision largely ignored by the Belgian media HRWF (30.12.2023) – On 19 December 2023, the Belgian Court of Cassation definitively ruled that the religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Argentina: Una escuela de yoga calificada falsamente como “secta del horror” a punto de ser absuelta de todo delito Por Willy Fautré El 7 de diciembre, el diario argentino “LA NACION” tituló un artículo sobre la Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The church was demolished earlier this year. Photo screenshot Vyacheslav Goncharenko’s video message BELARUS: Highest court liquidates a Protestant church after 31 years of existence Christian Network Europe (22.12.2023) – Pastor Vyacheslav Goncharenko no longer...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Valery Maletskov with his wife and Marina Chaplykina before their conviction, Novosibirsk, December 2023 (Credit: https://jw-russia.org) RUSSIA: 6 and 4 years in prison for a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses 127 Jehovah’s Witnesses are currently serving prison terms for...