Freedom of Religion and Belief
CYPRUS: Commemorations and cultural heritage at 50 years of the partition of Cyprus Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou explored the pattern of cultural heritage destruction perpetrated by the Turkish occupation troops and the local Turkish-Cypriot administration in occupied...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Act of vandalism at the Aghios Eleftherios Cemetery in Istanbul Ekathimerini (24.08.2024) – The trustees of a Greek Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul have described an attack on the Aghios Eleftherios Cemetery by vandals as an attack “not only on a cemetery,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: 40 Asylum-seekers in Edirne under threat of an imminent humanitarian crisis How to prevent such an outcome? Open Letter of 10 human rights NGOs calling on the Turkish authorities and the UN to follow their recommendations To : M. Atilla Toros General...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Turkish authorities crack down on Christianity; deny church land for worship space – Authorities in Türkiye ignore requests from the Diyarbakir Protestant Church Foundation to use new land for a worship center; Foundation’s legal challenge struck down by...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Nine foreign Christians to be expelled for missionary activities Highest Court Rules in Support of Government’s Expulsion of Nine Foreign Christians for Alleged “Missionary Activities The highest court in Türkiye has issued a decision supporting the government...
