A German private hybrid school has been denied accreditation on the basis that the students would spend too little time in school and hence don’t sufficiently socialize.
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Ján Figeľ: Slovakia
Dr. Ján Figeľ challenges the COVID-19 worship ban in his country at Europe’s top human rights court. In September 2025, the ECtHR ruled the case inadmissible.
Continue readingRodrigo Iván Cortés: Mexico
Rodrigo Iván Cortés, former Mexican Congressman and civil society leader, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for Tweets relating to transgender issues.
Continue readingYahaya Sharif-Aminu: Nigeria
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, is challenging blasphemy laws, under which he was previously sentenced to death, at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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LEGAL COUNSEL, UNITED NATIONS
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Meet the grandmother and Member of Parliament who never thought she’d face criminal charges for sharing her deeply held beliefs in public.
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DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN ADVOCACY
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DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY
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Paul Coleman serves as Executive Director of ADF International from its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, where he oversees the strategic legal advocacy and programs of the global, alliance-building legal organization.
Continue readingChristians banned from Turkey
The number of Christians in Turkey has diminished from 20 percent to 0.2 percent of the population in the last 100 years. Although Turkey does not have a constitutionally recognized state religion, its government is increasingly marked by Islamization and nationalism, which creates challenges for religious minorities, particularly Christians.
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