Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: “Being a girl or a woman in Pakistan, especially in a minority” Manel Msalmi, International affairs Advisor of MEPs of the European Peoples’ Party at the European Parliament HRWF (11.05.2023) – On 8 May, HRWF organized a conference titled...
Freedom of Religion and Belief, Uncategorized
PAKISTAN: Cleric killed by mob following blasphemy accusation CSW (09.05.2023) – A local cleric in the city of Mardan, Khyber Pakthunkhwa Province, Pakistan, was killed by a mob on 6 May after he was accused of making a blasphemous reference during a political...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
José Luis Bazan (COMECE) EU-PAKISTAN: “The GSP+ and blasphemy laws in Pakistan in the dock” Blasphemy legislation in Pakistan: Which response should be given by the EU?” By José Luis Bazan, Legal Adviser for International Religious Freedom, Migration and Asylum,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Scandal: FECRIS falsifies the program of its 2017 Conference at the Belgian Parliament in Brussels The purpose is to hide that a fanatical Russian anti-Ukrainian lawyer was among their speakers. Alexander Korelov claims “former Ukraine” is still “part of my...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: USCIRF releases 2023 Annual Report highlighting worsening religious freedom conditions worldwide Includes new recommendations of Cuba and Nicaragua as “Countries of Particular Concern” and Sri Lanka for the “Special Watch List” USCIRF (01.05.2023) – The United...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: To avoid judicial proceedings by Scientology, the MIVILUDES republishes its annual report Faced with a lawsuit, the French governmental anti-cult mission republishes its yearly report including a four-page right of answer by the Church of Scientology HRWF...