On 18 May, the French Conseil d’État ruled that the French Government must remove certain religious gathering restrictions within 8 days. This decision is a welcome first step to restore...
Published on 19 May 2020
Closed for prayer. In Los Ángeles, Chile, authorities used Covid-19 as an excuse to shut down all churches. On 29 March 2020, health officials taped over the front gate of...
Published on 08 May 2020
Just before Christmas in 2017, I received an email from an ADF International Allied Lawyer based in the U.K., who in turn received a newsletter from Sam Fiore, a church...
Published on 08 Apr 2020
There was a heavy knock on the door. It interrupted the typical Sunday gathering of Baptist friends and families who meet weekly in Vitaliy Bak’s house in Verkhnebakansky, Russia to...
Published on 17 Mar 2020
The Indian Supreme Court has begun hearings in a case 16 years in the making. The case will impact millions of Christians and members of other religious minorities in India.
Published on 27 Feb 2020
He looked out over the small garden in front of his church, somewhere in the sprawling city of New Delhi. One could hear the noise of the bustling streets outside...
Published on 06 Jun 2019
In spite of a rich tradition and legal framework supportive of freedom of conscience and the right to practice, profess, and promote the religion of one’s choice, religious minorities in...
Published on 12 Apr 2018
Police arrived unannounced at the home of Donald and Ruth Ossewaarde during a small church gathering last August. Missionaries living in the Russian city of Oryol, the Ossewaardes had been...
Published on 21 Jun 2017
The communist regimes of the twentieth century were renowned for the restrictions they placed on religious freedom. Many churches and religious believers were driven underground as the state tightened its...
Published on 04 May 2016
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