Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: Christians between a rock and a hard place, Israel and Hezbollah ACN International (09.10.2024)* – The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, is suffering a major humanitarian and security crisis as a result of the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: Israeli airstrike hits Melkite Greek Catholic Church HRWF (14.10.2024) – On 9 October, a Melkite Greek Catholic church in Derdghaya was struck by an Israeli missile killing at least eight people. The church, which was sheltering displaced civilians, was...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ISRAEL: Top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu By Mick Krever CNN (25.06.2024) – Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Anti-Semitic gang-rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl by teenagers The French authorities go on keeping silent about the family background of the rapists, most probably to avoid a social explosion and a landslide victory of the far-right in the upcoming...
Human Rights in the World
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes CNN exclusive interview: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 and Gaza By Ivana Kottasová CNN (20.05.2024) – The...