Failure to focus on the persecution of Christians can “lead politics to be timid towards regimes that violate religious freedom on a daily basis,” said Carlo Fidanza MEP.
Continue readingCourt date set for Finnish MP charged over Bible-Tweet
Will Finland imprison an MP over a Bible-Tweet? The Helsinki District Court has set the date for the hearing in the censorship case of Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsänen, for 24 January 2022.
Continue readingLET US WORSHIP: Faith representatives turn to Uganda’s Constitutional Court to lift worship ban
An alliance of Catholic, Evangelical and Muslim faith representatives, along with parliamentarians, have brought a legal challenge to Uganda’s restrictions on public worship because of COVID-19 before the Constitutional Court.
Continue readingEU religious freedom envoy position now vacant while Afghan faith minorities face deepening crisis
Today, Christos Stylianides set to leave role as Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, after less than five months in the role.
Continue reading“Protecting human rights of religious minorities is essential for conflict prevention”
How can we prevent religious minorities from suffering under conflict? Today, human rights experts addressed this question at the UN Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities.
Continue reading“Nigeria must remain a Country of Particular Concern”
Today, a large and varied group of human rights experts and advocates for religious freedom have urged U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.
Continue readingAfghanistan: Religious minorities “at extreme risk of being targeted with deadly violence”
UN: Human rights experts call on governments to take robust, coordinated action.
Continue readingInternational day commemorating victims of violence based on FORB
This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*.
Continue readingPakistani Christians granted asylum after release from death row
This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*.
Continue readingLET US WORSHIP: Legal challenge filed in Uganda to overturn “draconian” covid-19 worship ban
A church in Kampala and a representative from the Muslim community have commenced legal action challenging the Ugandan government’s ban on public worship after new national lockdown measures were announced on Friday.
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