European Parliament urges Turkey to implement “positive and effective reforms” to protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Lies weiter„Continuously shrinking space” for freedom in Turkey, warns EU
BAIL FOR “BLASPHEMY”: Man granted bail after 3 years in prison for “blaspheming” during neighborhood pigeon argument
Human rights advocates denounce poor treatment of Stephen Masih, who suffers from bipolar disorder.
Lies weiter20 years of euthanasia in Belgium: after almost 30,000 lives lost, what can we learn?
The rate of euthanasia in Belgium has increased from 235 lives lost per year (2003), to 7 lives lost per day (2021) .
Lies weiter“SHAME ON YOU”: MEPs shout as European Parliament „turns blind eye” to murder of teenage Nigerian accused of blasphemy
European Parliament rejects motion to debate Christian persecution, in particular in the case of Deborah Yabuku, brutally murdered last week when her school peers accused her of blaspheming in a class group chat
Lies weiterEuropean Parliament passes “hostile” report on persecuted religious minorities
On 3 May, the European Parliament adopted a report on “The persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion”. Human rights experts have denounced the report as “openly hostile towards religion”.
Lies weiterProsecutor files appeal against Finnish MP’s major free speech victory
The Finnish state prosecutor has filed her appeal against the unanimous court decision which exonerated a Finnish MP and bishop of “hate speech” allegations for sharing their faith-based beliefs.
Lies weiterPakistani Christian convert granted protection at Europe’s top court
A Pakistani Christian fearing persecution in case of deportation has won his case at the European Court of Human Rights.
Lies weiterReport identifies worst violators of religious freedom
Fifteen countries are engaging in “systematic, ongoing, and egregious” violations of religious freedom – as identified by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its 2022 Annual Report published today.
Lies weiterTop human rights court of the Americas fails to uphold parental rights
The decisions of parents regarding how and by whom their children will receive religious education may be disregarded – so ruled the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Lies weiterStaatsanwaltschaft will „Kampagne“ gegen finnische Abgeordnete nach deren Sieg für die Meinungsfreiheit fortsetzen
Die finnische Abgeordnete Päivi Räsänen und Bischof Juhana Pohjola werden von allen Anklagepunkten freigesprochen.
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