Päivi Räsänen: Finland
Meet the grandmother and Member of Parliament who never thought she'd face criminal charges for sharing her deeply held beliefs in public.
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Yahaya Sharif-Aminu: Nigeria
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, is challenging blasphemy laws, under which he was previously sentenced to death, at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Rodrigo Iván Cortés: Mexico
Rodrigo Iván Cortés, former Mexican Congressman and civil society leader, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for Tweets relating to transgender issues.
Bhavna*: India
Bhavna*, a young mother in Jharkhand, India, is seeking justice after facing violence simply for giving birth to a daughter instead of a son.
Maira*: Pakistan
Maira* was fourteen years old when she was forcibly married and “converted” from her Christian faith. She waits in hiding for her freedom to be won in court.
End Forced Marriage: Reeha Saleem
Reeha Saleem was 16 years old and in grade 8 when she was abducted by her neighbour. She was then "converted" from Christianity and forcibly married. She is awaiting justice from the court.
Pavica Vojnović: Germany
Pavica is challenging the German town of Pforzheim's decision to ban her "40 Days for Life Group" prayer vigils outside an abortion organisation.
Christian Cortez Pérez: Mexico
Students should not fear for their careers when they voice their views in an academic setting.
Gabriel Quadri: Mexico
Mexican Congressman Gabriel Quadri has been labeled a political violator against women after expressing concern that men who identify as women have taken spaces in Congress reserved for women.
David Byle: Turkey
David Byle, a Christian evangelist living in Turkey, was forced to leave the country where he lived for 19 years – simply because he shared his faith.
Covid-19 Worship Bans at ECHR
Dr. Ján Figeľ challenges the Covid-19 worship ban in his country at Europe's top human rights court.
German private hybrid school was denied accreditation
A German private hybrid school has been denied accreditation on the basis that the students would spend too little time in school and hence don’t sufficiently socialize.
Zavod ŽIVIM: Slovenia
Can state-owned service providers pull down ads that authorities decide they don’t like? In Slovenia, a state-owned bus company removed ads commissioned by the pro-life NGO Zavod ŽIV!M.
Kaluga Church: Russia
A Christian church is challenging Russian authorities at the European Court of Human Rights for seizing the congregation’s property and leaving the community to gather outside in a tent.
Andreas Kersten: Germany
In Berlin, the pharmacist Andreas Kersten continues to be prosecuted for acting in line with his conscience.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce: UK
Meet the charity worker arrested twice and charged on four counts for silent prayer “thought crime” near an abortion facility.
Father Sean Gough: UK
Father Sean Gough was charged for breaching a censorship zone by silently praying, in addition to holding a sign with the words “praying for free speech,” near a closed abortion facility.
Nada and Hamouda: Sudan
A married Sudanese Christian convert couple is currently on trial facing baseless charges after they converted to Christianity despite the decriminalization of apostasy.
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