Freedom of Religion and Belief
SPAIN: Madrid Court did not say Jehovah’s Witnesses are ‘a destructive cult’ Spanish, international press agencies and media recently titled that a court in Madrid said Jehovah’s Witnesses could rightly be called ‘a destructive cult’. This is not true, Dr Massimo...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest April 01-16 Catholics 15.04.2026 – Pressure on Catholics escalates HRW – Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 16-31 General 31.03.2026 – China hails Japan’s dissolution of the unification Church Bitter Winter – China reacted to the Tokyo High Court’s dissolution of the Unification Church with the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15 General 12.03.2026 – The Battle of Lufeng: A city revolts against a ban on religious fireworks Bitter Winter – In China, fireworks serve as a political tool. The government...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest February 16-28 27.02.2026 – Revocation of citizenship after extremism convictions “gaining momentum” Forum 18 – Born in Soviet Uzbekistan, Rustam Diarov had his Russian citizenship...
