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...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01 -15 15.03.2023 – The Supreme Court overturned the acquittal of three Jehovah’s Witnesses from Karpinsk Sova Center – On March 14, 2023, the Supreme Court of Russia overturned the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01-15 Uyghurs 15.03.2023 – Uyghur Christian released after 15-year sentence ChinaAid confirmed that Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Yimiti was released from prison after his 15-year...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDONESIA: Muslims block Christians’ contruction Another congregation wins right to build after initial ban. Morning Star News (13.03.2023) – Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a...