Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (16-30.12.2021) General 28.12.2021 – Crackdown on Religious Content on the Internet Coming March 1, 2022 After Xi Jinping lamented that social media and the web are used to proselytize for religion, which is forbidden,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
“Christmas is forbidden, It’s a western celebration” Bitter Winter publishes a secret document leaked from Guangxi, which explicitly claims orders come directly from the Central Committee. By Liang Jianguo Bitter Winter (24.12.2021) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The EU, Pakistan and the GSP+ What is the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan extremist political party? Bitter Winter (10.12 – 21.12.2021) – On November 7, 2021, the government of Pakistan capitulated to the protests of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a radical...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
European Court of Human Rights: “Scientology cannot be banned in Russia” Judges find that arguments that Scientology is not a religion are unpersuasive, and its literature is not “extremist.” By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (17.12.2021) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Sacrilegious attack against Sikhs in Sindh The holy book Guru Granth Sahib was desecrated, and money was stolen. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (02.12.2021) – https://bit.ly/3Ekyipv – An attack against a Sikh place of worship took place on...