LEBANON: Lebanese Christians under Hezbollah rule and in the war
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View ArticleJAPAN: The state’s crackdown on the Unification Church denounced in Geneva
JAPAN: The state’s crackdown on the Unification Church denounced in Geneva Patricia Duval, an international human rights lawyer, presented her report on September 25th during a Special Briefing held on...
View ArticleIRAQ: The European Parliament considers the revision of Law 188/1959 would...
IRAQ: The European Parliament considers the revision of Law 188/1959 would endanger the future of women Human Rights Without Frontiers denounces the legislative process of the Iraqi Parliament aiming...
View ArticleITALY: An Evangelical Church deemed “a shop” and taxed 50,000€ goes to the...
ITALY: An Evangelical Church deemed “a shop” and taxed 50,000€ goes to the European Court The case was denounced at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw on 8 October The Italian Supreme Court...
View ArticleTURKEY: Eradication of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople would be...
TURKEY: Eradication of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople would be an opportunity for Russia to expand its imperialism At OSCE, Archon Sisson explains how Turkey’s hostility to religious...
View ArticleLEBANON: Israeli airstrike hits Melkite Greek Catholic Church, eight dead
LEBANON: Israeli airstrike hits Melkite Greek Catholic Church HRWF (14.10.2024) – On 9 October, a Melkite Greek Catholic church in Derdghaya was struck by an Israeli missile killing at least eight...
View ArticleLEBANON: Christians between a rock and a hard place, Israel and Hezbollah
LEBANON: Christians between a rock and a hard place, Israel and Hezbollah ACN International (09.10.2024)* – The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, is suffering a...
View ArticleRUSSIA: religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest October 01-15
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest October 01-15 15.10.2024 – Forced labor for faith in Jehovah God. JW – On October 10, 2024, the Oryol Regional Court denied the appeal of Jehovah’s...
View ArticleCHINA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest October 01-15
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest October 01-15 Buddhists 11.10.2024- CCP insists on falsifying the History of “Humanistic Buddhism” Bitter Winter – On September 21 and 22, 2024,...
View ArticleITALY: Scandal: Lists of Church of Almighty God asylum-seekers in Italy...
ITALY / CHINA: Scandal: Lists of Church of Almighty God asylum-seekers in Italy published in China! A site likely connected with Chinese intelligence services publishes lists of refugees who have...
View ArticlePAKISTAN: Young Christian worker forcibly converted to Islam by his employer
PAKISTAN: 17-year-old Christian worker forcibly converted to Islam by his employer Reportedly, Samsoon Javed was told he could either surrender his religion or his job. His mother suspects the real...
View ArticleUKRAINE: The Law on non-military service to be examined by the Constitutional...
UKRAINE: The law on alternative (non-military) service will be examined by the Constitutional Court HRWF (19.10.2024) – On 24 September 2024, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine opened proceedings in...
View ArticleSAUDI ARABIA sentences cartoonist Mohammed al-Ghamdi to 23 years
Saudi Arabia sentences cartoonist Mohammed al-Ghamdi to 23 years The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Saudi authorities to release Mohammed al-Ghamdi, a Saudi cartoonist for the Qatar-based...
View ArticleLEBANON: Catholic schools in the hands of Shiite militias
LEBANON: Catholic schools in the hands of Shiite militias By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (21.10.2024) -Since 8 October 2023, the date of the first Hezbollah rocket...
View ArticleALGERIA: Pastor arrested for ‘illegal worship’ advocates for Evangelical...
ALGERIA: Pastor arrested for ‘illegal worship’ advocates for Evangelical churches forcibly close By Anugrah Kumar The Christian Post (20.10.2024) – Algerian Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, arrested and...
View ArticlePAKISTAN should be suspended from the Commonwealth, NGOs say on the eve of...
PAKISTAN should be suspended from the Commonwealth, NGOs say on the eve of the Summit Call to suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth over blasphemy laws & human rights violations By Gary Cartwright...
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PAKISTAN: A call for the suspension of Pakistan from the Commonwealth for blasphemy laws To the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, 21-26...
View ArticleAFGHANISTAN: The Taliban’s great threats to women and girls
AFGHANISTAN: Freedom of Religion or Belief in Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Grave Threats to Women and Girls By Fatema Ahmadi Forb Women’s Alliance (17.09.2024) – Under the Taliban, women in Afghanistan...
View ArticleHUNGARY: More reforms needed to address unequal treatment among religious groups
HUNGARY: More reforms needed to address unequal treatment among religious and belief groups See the report of UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Nazila Ghanea in English and in...
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