Freedom of Religion and Belief
Nationalization of the Pearl of Russian Orthodoxy in Kyiv: Controversies By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (05.12.2022) – The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra has been officially registered as a monastery within the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU),...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Monthly news Digest about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in November Christians Converts cleared of wrongdoing in second trial on identical charges Article 18 (29.11.2022) – Three “Church of Iran” members serving five-year prison sentences for “spreading...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious freedom and issues – Bimonthly Digest (15–30.11.2022) 28.11.2022 – In Ussuriysk, three of Jehovah’s Witnesses were given 6 years of suspended sentence for discussing the Bible Link to full text in...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religious persecutions and issues, bimonthly Digest FORB (16-30.11.2022) Catholics 28.11.2022 – Vatican: China breached the agreement—But we will continue with it Officially, the Vatican line, reaffirmed by Pope Francis himself, is that...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The end of unity: How the Russian Orthodox Church lost Ukraine Regina Elsner, a researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS). ZOiS (03.03.2022) – Since the end of the Soviet Union, dozens of theologians and scholars of religion...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Is State Secretary Sonia Backès a “Scientology survivor“? Her brother tells a different story She oversees the anti-cult mission MIVILUDES and tells a dramatic tale about her past. But her brother raises doubts about it. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter...