EU-CHINA: Europeans cannot afford to ignore the plight of the Falun Gong
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View ArticlePANAMA will host the Fourth Edition of the Faith and Freedom Summit
PANAMA will host the Fourth Edition of the Faith and Freedom Summit UN speakers, governments, academia, media and civil society will participate See the program in English and in Spanish Economic...
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View ArticleGERMANY: 10,000 Catholic and Protestant temples expected to close in next decade
GERMANY: 10,000 Catholic and Protestant temples expected to close in next decade The decline in membership of the two historic Christian confessions will have consequences: “Every fifth worship place...
View ArticlePANAMA, the cradle of the fourth edition of the Faith and Freedom Summit. Why?
PANAMA, the cradle of the fourth edition of the Faith and Freedom Summit. Why? Panama, a reference for its successful accommodation of the de facto religious diversity and the peaceful coexistence...
View ArticlePAKISTAN: Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges over...
PAKISTAN: Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges over WhatsApp messages EU TODAY (25.09.2024) – A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) court in Rawalpindi has sentenced a Christian...
View ArticleBELARUS: Conservative anti-Putin Orthodox group raided
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View ArticleMOLDOVA accuses Russia of trying to rig its EU referendum
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View ArticleKYRGYZSTAN: Authorities seek expanded powers to regulate religious affairs
KYRGYZSTAN: Authorities seek expanded powers to regulate religious affairs Legislative changes would promote separation of church and state, yet enable strict government oversight of spiritual matters....
View ArticleMOLDOVA: Pro-Moscow Orthodox priests accused of lobbying against EU
MOLDOVA: Minority wing of Moldovan Orthodox Church accuses priests of lobbying against Europe vote By Alexander Tanas Reuters (26.09.2024) – – The minority pro-Romanian branch of Moldova’s Orthodox...
View ArticleIRAN: Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest September
Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest September Christians Christian convert released after nearly five years in prison Article 18 (30.09.2024) – A Christian convert whose only son died...
View ArticleCHINA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest September 16-30
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest September 16-30 General 30.09.2024 – USCIRF exposes “sinicization” of religion Bitter Winter – The USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal...
View ArticleRUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest September 16-30
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest September 16-30 30.09.2024 – Details of the raid against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Samara: law enforcement officers used force against one believer JW...
View ArticleOSCE/AZERBAIJAN: Arbitrary arrests and torture by law enforcement
OSCE/AZERBAIJAN: Arbitrary arrests and torture by law enforcement Oral statement at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference HRWF (03.10.2024) Recommendations Human Rights Without Frontiers is concerned...
View ArticleOSCE/ RUSSIA :Freedom of expression remains under very severe pressure
RUSSIA: Freedom of expression remains under severe pressure Oral Statement at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference and Recommendations SOVA CENTER (02.10.2024) – Throughout 2024, freedom of...
View ArticleARGENTINA-FRANCE: Religious minorities in the eye of media cyclones: From...
ARGENTINA-FRANCE: Religious minorities in the eye of media cyclones: From BAYS to MISA *A paper presented at the Faith & Freedom Summit IV, Latin American Parliament, Panama City, September 25,...
View ArticleOSCE/ LITHUANIA: Conscientious objection to military service at stake
LITHUANIA: Conscientious objection to military service Oral statement of the Dutch branch of Human Rights Without Frontiers at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference HRWF (07.10.2024) –...
View ArticleOSCE-NORWAY: Declassification and discrimination of Jehovah’s Witnesses
OSCE-NORWAY: Declassification and discrimination of Jehovah’s Witnesses Oral statement of the Dutch branch of Human Rights Without Frontiers at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference HRWF...
View ArticleOSCE-PAKISTAN: Why shouldn’t the Ahmadi Muslim asylum-seekers be deported...
OSCE-PAKISTAN: Why shouldn’t the Ahmadi Muslim asylum-seekers be deported from Europe to Pakistan? Speech of Human Rights Without Frontiers at a side-event organized by CAP/ Liberté de Conscience at...
View ArticleOSCE-KYRGYZSTAN: A controversial new religious legislation
OSCE-KYRGYZSTAN: A controversial new religious legislation Oral statement of Human Rights Without Frontiers at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw HRWF (07.10.2024) – Human Rights Without...
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