Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest July 01-15 10.07.2024 – Two Muslims in Moscow found guilty of studying banned books by Said Nursi Sova – The court sentenced Zurab Dzhabrailov and Jeyhun Rustamov to imprisonment under the article...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LITHUANIA and the Jehovah’s Witnesses, what is the matter? Enhanced state recognition was refused to the religious organizations based on arguments that have already been rejected by the courts, including the European Court of Human Rights. Version in Lithuanian by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
JAPAN: United Nations denounce discrimination and hate crimes against Jehovah’s Witnesses and others For the first time, an official UN document signed by four Special Rapporteurs acknowledges the existence of a major religious liberty crisis in the country. by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: To be a Jehovah’s Witness is a worse crime than to kidnap or to rape In comparison According to Article 111 Part 1 of the Russian Federation’s Criminal Code, grievous bodily harm draws a maximum of 8 years sentence. According to Article 126 Part 1 of the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: the case of Jehovah’s Witnesses (1) HRWF study of the judicial practice of Ukraine regarding the cases of criminal cases of persons who, within 28 months after the beginning of Russia’s full-scale...