Pastor Hamid Soudad, an Algerian Christian-convert and leader in the Evangelical Church of Algeria, has been released from prison.
Continue readingCASE FILED: Brazilian mother fined and threatened with removal of her son’s custody for choosing to homeschool
Regiane Cichelero prosecuted by local authorities in Brazil after choosing to homeschool her son. Appeal filed at highest court in the state of Santa Catarina, supported by ADF International, highlighting international human rights protections for homeschooling.
Continue readingOn final appeal, Court finds Mexican civil society leader guilty of “gender-based political violence” for tweets
Civil society leader and former Mexican Congressman, Rodrigo Iván Cortés, has been convicted of “gender-based political violence,” including digital violence, for social media posts on Twitter and Facebook referring to transgender-identifying Mexican Congressional representative, Salma Luévano, as a “man who self-ascribes as a woman”.
Continue readingUS Legislators condemn “hate speech” prosecution of Finnish politician on trial for Bible tweet – “egregious and harassing”
Will free speech in Finland prevail? Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen is hopeful as the anniversary of her acquittal approaches. The Finnish state prosecutor has continued her censorship campaign against Räsänen as she faces a second trial over her Bible tweet post.
Continue readingParental rights victory in Chile: Court unanimously upholds family’s right to educational freedom in homeschooling case
Chilean high court unanimously rules in favor of family that participated remotely in U.S.-based homeschooling program, upholding the human right of parents to choose the kind of education given to their children.
Continue readingArguments submitted at Europe’s top human rights court on COVID worship ban
Top EU official Dr. Ján Figeľ challenges 2021 COVID restrictions on public worship at the European Court of Human Rights
Continue readingEuropean Parliament calls for an end to violence in Manipur
In an urgency resolution the European Parliament has called for the government of India to “take urgent steps to restore calm” in the midst of a tribal and religious crisis unfolding in Manipur.
Continue reading“What we are seeing in India is a religious freedom crisis”—Human rights advocates call for end to religious persecution in India following Modi’s visit to US
Violence against Christians and other religious minorities in India has escalated over recent years with dramatic upticks in 2022 and 2023.
Continue readingMexican civil society leader convicted of “gender based political violence” over censored tweets appeals to international community
Rodrigo Iván Cortés, civil society leader and former Mexican Congressman, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for social media posts relating to gender.
Continue readingTop German Court upholds freedom of assembly: prayer group may pray near abortion organisation
In a new ruling, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig confirms that blanket bans against peaceful prayer gatherings near abortion organisations are impermissible.
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