Freedom of Religion and Belief
FINLAND: Finnish MP found NOT GUILTY of “hate speech” for Bible Tweet and other expressions Appeal court unanimously dismisses all charges against Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola following high-profile free speech trial The former...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
GERMANY: Scholz ‘ashamed’ at antisemitism wave as ‘Kristallnacht’ pogrom marked By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke Reuters (09.11.2023) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was “ashamed and outraged” at a recent wave...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Teenager arrested after kicking a rabbi in Paris metro Reuters (09.11.2023) – A teenager has been arrested and is under investigation for assault after kicking a rabbi in the back in the Paris Metro, a prosecutor said on Thursday, against broader...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NEPAL: ICC releases report on religious freedom decline International Christian Concern (09.11.2023) – ICC has released a report outlining the declining state of religious freedom in Nepal. Through a combination of legally repressive laws and social norms that...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
SPAIN: Anti-Jehovah’s-Witnesses group loses court case—but claims it won The secretary of the Spanish Association of the Victims of the Jehovah’s Witnesses was found guilty of violating the religious organization’s right to honor and ordered to pay Euro 5,000 in...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Foreign NGO women under threat of forced marriage Senior clerics in Kohistan stated that if a single foreign woman is caught accompanying a marriageable Pakistani man, she should marry him. by Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (07.11.2023) –...