Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Article 18 Annual Report 2023 on persecution of Christians Article 18 (26.03.2023) – Article18 today releases its fifth joint annual report on “Rights Violations against Christians in Iran”, with partner organisations CSW, Middle East Concern, and Open...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ISRAEL: Christians will face jail in Israel for proselytising under proposed bill Middle East Monitor (22.03.2023) – Christians could face one year prison sentence for encouraging conversion to their faith, according to a new controversial legislation being...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Belgium to become second EU country to recognize Buddhism Correction of this Reuters news: Two of our readers (from Greece and Italy) have contacted us saying that Buddhism is also recognised in their country By Marine Strauss Reuters (17.03.2023) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
GEORGIA: About the new Defence Code and religion By Luka Kiliptari (*) Civil.ge (28.02.2023) – In December 2022, the Government of Georgia announced the new defense code, pledging it would improve the social welfare of military personnel. The government says it...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Oleg Goncharov: the state is not pressuring the religions of the Russian Federation, they themselves collected a billion rubles in total for the victims of war (Credit: IRP) RUSSIA: Churches collect 1 billion rubles (10 million EUR) for ‘people in need’ in occupied...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: 500 religious buildings damaged and over 20 clerics murdered in Ukraine Hearing about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its implications for religious freedom HRWF (20.03.2023) – Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale military...