Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: Anti-Christian incidents in Europe in April 2026 (OIDAC Europe report) OIDAC (07.05.2026) – Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) recorded 38 anti-Christian hate crimes targeting Christian places of worship, religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ITALY: Another massacre of Jehovah’s Witnesses thwarted in an EU member state By Raffaella di Marzio (LIREC) LIREC (12.03.2026) – The LIREC Study Center expresses its solidarity and closeness to the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses for what occurred...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
ITALY: Crime of femicide punishable with life in prison By Giada Zampano AP (25.11.2025) — Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The vote coincided with the...
Human Rights in the World
ITALY: Law supported by Meloni would restrict LGBTQ discussion in schools World Politics Review / WPR (06.10.2025) – A bill making its way through the Italian parliament would ban discussion of transgender issues in primary school and preschool and expand...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ITALY: Anti-cult association sentenced to pay 35,000 € for defaming Soka Gakkai The Court of Florence established the critical principle that calling a religious movement a “cult” (“setta” in Italian) is defamation in itself. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter...
