by admin_HRWF | Mar 16, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
General 05.03.21 – New Report Highlights Severe Lack of Religious Freedom in China In its recent Freedom in the World report, Freedom House—a D.C.-based human rights watchdog group—ranked 195 countries and 15 territories on their political rights...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 5, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Willy Fautré HRWF (05.02.2021) – In 2020, at least 7055 members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were arrested in China, 1098 of them were sentenced to a prison term, and 21 lost their lives under torture, according to the 2020 Annual Report of the Church....
by admin_HRWF | Dec 15, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
An NGO published a confidential document hinting at the disturbing possibility that Chinese State Security agents directly interfere in asylum cases. by Rosita Šorytė Bitter Winter (14.12.2020) – https://bit.ly/3mmDjnG – On December 9,...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 14, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Better Country of Origin Information (COI) led to favorable decisions in some countries—but not all courts are aware of them. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (12.12.2020) – https://bit.ly/3nk7q0n – Although the COVID-19 pandemic made...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 14, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
– HRWF (14.07.2020) – Li Jie[1] was transporting religious books in 2006 when he was stopped by armed police, arrested and tortured. Fortunately, he managed to escape. He then lived on the run to avoid another arrest until 2016 when he fled China and sought...
