Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Human Rights Without Frontiers urges Iran to release 13 Ahmadis detained for 8 weeks HRWF (10.02.2023) – On 15 December 2022, 15 Iranian Ahmadis were arrested and taken to the notorious Evin Prison because of their religious beliefs: Six of them are from...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Almost 500 religious sites destroyed as a result of Russian aggression IRF (03.02.2023) – https://irs.in.ua/p/139 – As a result of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, at least 494 religious buildings, theological institutions, and sacred...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: With Orthodoxy torn apart in Ukraine, mediation is needed to heal it While Ukrainian religious organizations are heroically engaged in humanitarian efforts, a conflict within Orthodoxy threatens the unity upon which the country’s future depends. By Aaron...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: Does the EU have hijab bans? As women around the world mark World Hijab Day, people are calling on the European Union to create safer spaces for conversations about the Muslim headscarf. DW (31.01.2023) – https://bit.ly/3YwDHUu – Across...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CUBA: Documented religious freedom violations more than double in 2022 ‘Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together. You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all.’ – Jose Marti CSW 06.02.2023) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Wife of imprisoned church leader released on bail CSW (03.02.2023) – https://bit.ly/3I9qUlz – The wife of a leader from the Church of Iran denomination was released on bail on 28 January after spending over three weeks in Lakan prison in Rasht, the...