Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 01-15 15.03.2024 – The Court in Chuvashia announced the verdict for faith to one of the oldest prisoners of conscience. JW – On March 15, 2024, the case against one of Jehovah’s...
Human Rights in the World
After Navalny’s death, the repression is alive and well By Dr Evgeniya Gidulianova and Willy Fautré HRWF (14.03.2024) – Despite the increased presence of security forces, there were no mass detentions during the funeral in Moscow on March 1 but the state...
Human Rights in the World
RUSSIA: Do not forget Navalny: over 500,000 Russians watched the funeral online They watched the funeral on YouTube as filmed clandestinely by Navalny’s associates and on the Dozhd TV channel. By Dr Evgeniya Gidulianova and Willy Fautré HRWF (14.03.2024) – In...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: FECRIS, atheism, and support for the Russian war against Ukraine The leader of an association “created” by a French FECRIS affiliate to deal with radical Islam and subtly propagate atheism continues to root for Putin. (The titles in the text are from HRWF)...
Human Rights in the World
RUSSIA: Human rights defender Oleg Orlov (70) jailed By Aaron Rhodes Foref Europe (06.03.2024) – On February 27, 2024, a Russian court sentenced human rights defender Oleg Orlov to a two-and-a-half year prison term, convicting him of “discrediting” the Russian...