Human Rights in the World
GEORGIA: Election of an ex-footballer as the new president booed by demonstrators During yesterday’s demonstrations at the parliament, some citizens have brought diplomas – to mark the fact that the “Georgian Dream” presidential candidate, ex-footballer Mikheil...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
GEORGIA: Why could Orthodoxy become the state religion in the country? The Georgian Dream party, which was re-elected in the October parliamentary elections, is considering making Orthodoxy the state religion. Despite the Georgian Orthodox Church’s official...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Police raids on Romanian yoga centers, one year later Many yoga practitioners have filed complaints concerning the conditions of their custody Version en français By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers The European Times...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
GEORGIA: The anti-EU role of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the parliamentary election HRWF (28.10.2024) – Georgia’s ruling party won nearly 54% of the vote in Saturday’s parliamentary election, the electoral commission said on Sunday, as opposition...
Human Rights in the World
Parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite widespread opposition CPJ (14.05.2024) — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled that as thousands of protesters waited for the results amid a heavy police presence equipped with water cannons and riot...