by HRWF | Sep 10, 2023 | Human Rights in the World
Mestan v. Bulgaria: A genuine recognition of linguistic rights? By Eva Meyermans Spelmans Strasbourg Observers (08.09.2023) – In the case of Mestan v. Bulgaria, the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) found that a law imposing Bulgarian as the...
by HRWF | May 25, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY/EU: Over 100 Ahmadi asylum-seekers beaten at the Turkish border with Bulgaria Here is some footage of the violence at the border: https://youtu.be/ZkdkB_9HCFY – https://youtu.be/g49EqywMiko – https://youtu.be/EJEdgpST_Rc –...
by HRWF | Mar 14, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
BULGARIA: 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews Patriarchal and Synodal message By Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church The European Times (13.03.2023) – On the tenth of March, the institutions of the Bulgarian state and our public commemorate...
by HRWF | Jan 7, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
European Court of Human Rights: governments should not call minority religions “cults” The Court ruled in favor of three Bulgarian Evangelical churches, and said its case law has “evolved” since it refused to censor two French report on “cults” in 2001. By Massimo...