Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: The Court of Cassation upholds the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to exclude members A final decision largely ignored by the Belgian media HRWF (30.12.2023) – On 19 December 2023, the Belgian Court of Cassation definitively ruled that the religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Valery Maletskov with his wife and Marina Chaplykina before their conviction, Novosibirsk, December 2023 (Credit: https://jw-russia.org) RUSSIA: 6 and 4 years in prison for a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses 127 Jehovah’s Witnesses are currently serving prison terms for...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Madrid, Spain, 2019: “Love Never Fails!” International Convention of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Source: jw.org. SPAIN: A court ruled against itself in a Jehovah’s Witnesses case Similar expressions violated the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ rights according to two decisions by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
KAZAKHSTAN: Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusion: Analysis of a case raised at the OSCE By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (16.12.2023) – In 2022 and in October 2023, a Kazakh citizen taking part in the annual conference...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Willy Fautré, speaking at the European Parliament about how media often persecutes minority faiths. Photo credit: www.bxl-media.com. EU: How media demonize religious minorities Media outlets in the EU have a responsibility in fueling hostility, hate speech, and...