Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELARUS: USCIRF Report: Religious freedom continues to deteriorate USCIRF (04.12.2023) –The religious freedom situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate as Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka subjugates every aspect of social life to the state’s security and...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest November 16-30 30.11.2023 – The Cassation Court left Andrey Danielyan from Rubtsovsk in prison JW – On November 30, 2023, the panel of judges of the Eighth Court of Cassation of General...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Kim Eunsun speaking in London on October 25. Screenshot. CHINA: China forcibly repatriates North Korean refugees—especially Christians Those who had any contact with religion in China may be jailed for life when they return to North Korea. by Nang Ji-Na Bitter...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces By Lipika Pelham BBC (29.11.2023) – The top European Union court has ruled that member states can prohibit their employees from wearing signs of religious belief. The EU Court of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Saint Hill. Photo credit: CSI UNITED KINGDOM: The International Association of Scientologists’ 39th Anniversary and a protest that failed One week before the three-day event attended by about 7000 Scientologists, opponents and the media announced a mass...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ARMENIA: Conscientious objector’s two-year jail term By Felix Corley Forum18 (09.11.2023) – On 25 October, a Yerevan court handed Baptist conscientious objector Davit Nazaretyan a two-year jail sentence for “Avoidance of mandatory military or...