LET US WORSHIP: Scottish government has less than a week to respond to new legal challenge on church closures

EDINBURGH (16 February 2021) – A Glasgow priest has launched legal action against Covid-19 related church...

A step in the right direction for free speech on campus

LONDON (16 February 2021) - Today, the Department for Education released a report titled “Higher Education: Free Speech and Academic Freedom”, which recognises the harmful effects of censorship at UK...

Parents push back as French government moves to ban homeschooling

STRASBOURG (17 February 2021) - The French National Assembly have officially voted to rescind the right to freely choose to educated children at home. French educators are now campaigning for...

Stop the Myanmar genocide – human rights groups stand up for religious minorities at UN Human Rights Council after military coup

Thou shalt not pray: German town brought to court over prayer prohibition

PFORZHEIM/KARLSRUHE (3 February 2021) – Can a local authority ban even silent prayer on the streets? This is the question asked by the “40 Days for Life” group in Pforzheim, Germany,...

Over 30 governments use UN platform to speak out against religious persecution

GENEVA (3 February 2021) – Which human rights are most threatened worldwide? For those following developments at the UN’s Human Rights Council during the past weeks, freedom of religion and belief was...

Breakthrough for Glasgow University’s “Students for Life”: Debate is not dead

GLASGOW/LONDON (29 January 2021) - Is freedom of expression alive on university campuses? The Glasgow Students for Life Society (GSFL) hosted a debate this week, questioning whether abortion can be claimed as a human right.   Ann Furedi, former CEO of...

Missionary forced to leave home in Turkey for preaching

Ankara/Strasbourg (20 January 2021) – David Byle, a Christian evangelist living in Turkey, was forced to leave the country he had called home for 19 years, where he had raised his children and had become a close-knit member of the community – simply because he shared his faith.    This...

Protect free speech: 12 days left to voice opinions to Parliament

LONDON (20 January 2021) - Can we better protect free speech in the UK? Censorship policies have been coming under increasing scrutiny throughout the past year, especially with regard to educational institutions. Cambridge University overthrew an attempt to thwart...