Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Five Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to 30 years in prison in all By Willy Fautré The European Times (11.09.2023) – As of 18 August 2023, a total of 116 Witnesses were in prison in Russia for practicing their faith in private. In April 2017, the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest Aug. 16-31 31.08.2023 – Former priest Ioann Kurmoyarov sentenced for “fakes” about the army Sova Center – On August 31, 2023, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg delivered a guilty...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Media fabrication of religious hostility: the case of Jehovah’s Witnesses HRWF (21.08.2023) – A Jehovah’s Witness has telephoned someone to talk about the Bible and the Apocalypse, according to a journalist from a well-known French-language...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Visit of the headquarters of a minority religion in Taiwan, Jehovah’s Witnesses (Credit: HRWF) TAIWAN: No anti-cult activity, no religious intolerance: the example of Taiwan Are European states in a position to teach lessons to other countries about religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest Aug 01-15 15.08.2023 – Two Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced in Taiga Sova Center – Yuri Usanov and Maxim Morozov were found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On August 15,...