Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious conscientious objectors and the war in Ukraine HRWF (19.12.2022) – On 30 November 2022, a Russian court ruled as illegal the decision to call up a Protestant draftee for military service under cover of mobilization due to the said draftee’s...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious freedom and issues – Bimonthly Digest (01–15.12.2022) 14.12.2022 – Ukraine handed over to the Russian Federation the rector of the Lisichansky Cathedral, convicted for transferring information about the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Russians...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religion and persecution issues – Bimonthly newsletter Dec.1-15 General 12.12.2022 – Chinese anti-cult (and anti-religious) propaganda adopts new style The China Anti-Xie-Jiao association has unveiled on different websites and social media...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Authorities destroy Unified Church of Vietnam’s Son Linh Pagoda Followers say they are under pressure to join the State-approved Buddhist Church of Vietnam. RFA (13.12.2022) – https://bit.ly/3jbfmnt – Local authorities in Kon Tum province in Vietnam’s...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Three Jehovah’s Witnesses: Guilty, guilty, then acquitted but maybe guilty again The Russian Supreme Court did not take the opportunity to uphold justice for innocent believers from Kamchatka HRWF with JW-Russia.org (15.12.2022) – On December 15, 2022, the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate and their clerics under fire By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (15.12.2022) – For weeks, searches have been carried out in many parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church...