Freedom of Religion and Belief
BANGLADESH: Tension rising in the country ahead of major Hindu festival The ruling Awami League is no longer a secular party that protects minorities, Hindu leaders allege By Emran Hossain UCA News (16.10.2023) – Tension ran high in Muslim-majority Bangladesh...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Report on Hindu nationalism, legal repression and mob violence International Christian Concern (05.10.2023) – International Christian Concern (ICC) released a report today outlining the concerning religious freedom conditions for Christians and other religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest October 01-15 15.10.2023 – Anti-war Russian clergy face punishment Deutsche Welle – Clergy have been defrocked and fined in court for speaking out against the war in Ukraine as the Russian...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest October 01-15 General 13.10.2023 – Chinese human rights lawyer held in prolonged solitary confinement ChinaAid – According to the latest reports, human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei is still being...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Intolerance against Christians and other minorities denounced at the OSCE By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Turkey faces mounting criticism for its treatment of religious minorities, particularly Christians, as experts and civil society...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
JAPAN: 12 NGOs denounce the dissolution of the Unification Church The request for dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan: A tragic violation of freedom of religion or belief by Bitter Winter (14.10.2023) We represent religious and secular organizations that...