Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Jehovah’s Witnesses banned since 20 April 2017 World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses (20.04.2024) – April 20th marks the seventh anniversary of Russia’s nationwide ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses, which has led to hundreds of peaceful believers jailed and...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest April 01-15 15.04.2024 – Archbishop fined for criticising Russia’s war in Ukraine Forum 18 – A Krasnodar Region court found 87-year-old Archbishop Viktor Pivovarov guilty on 8...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CHINA: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest April 01-15 Buddhists 09.04.2024 – China gives monks a list of things they can’t do after the Dalai Lama’s death RFA – In the event of the Dalai Lama’s death, Buddhist monks are...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Raids spectaculaires de police dans des centres de yoga roumains en France : les faits (I) Opération Villiers-sur-Marne : Témoignage Par Willy Fautré, directeur de Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF(16.04.2024) – Le 28 novembre 2023, peu après 6 heures...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Spectacular simultaneous SWAT raids on Romanian yoga centers in France: Fact checking (I) Operation Villiers-sur-Marne: Testimony By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights without Frontiers The European Times (16.04.2024) – On 28 November 2023, just...