Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Religious persecution and issues – Jan 01.15 – Bimonthly news digest 13.01.2023 – The Court of Appeal canceled the recovery of 931 million rubles from the Catholic Archdiocese Sova Center – On January 11, 2023, the Ninth Arbitration...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious Freedom in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and Jehovah’s Witnesses LINK By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (11.01.2023) – The three post-Soviet Central Asian republics of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: 47 Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to prison terms in 2022 Since 2017, Russian authorities have placed over 500 Witnesses on the federal list of extremists and terrorists (!) By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (10.01.2023) – As of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: New records in 2022 in the campaign of persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses The European Times (29.12.2022) – This year, Russian courts sentenced over 40% more Jehovah’s Witnesses (45) to prison than last year (32). This resulted in a peak of 115...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NORWAY: Oslo District Court suspends de-registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses A draconian and unjust decision by the County Governor of Oslo and Viken has been blocked by quick judicial intervention. The fight, however, continues. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter...