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Anti-war Jehovah’s Witnesses claim some Nazi-time archives from Germany
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Germany: Property of archives in a German military museum claimed by anti-war Jehovah’s Witnesses As reported by The New York Times on 25 January, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany are seeking to obtain…
Economy
Disbursement of EU funds, including the Recovery Fund, must be tied to respect for the rule of law in all Member States. Systematic deficiencies in the rule of law always…
Europe
The French National Assembly adopted on Thursday, January 20, in an open vote, a resolution denouncing the ongoing "genocide" of the Uyghurs, the Muslim minority of Xinjiang persecuted by the…
Europe
New EU Agency for Asylum starts work with reinforced mandate The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) replaces the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) with more tools to support Member…
Human Rights
More than 3 million women in Turkey have downloaded a domestic violence aid application It provides assistance by directing security forces in cases of domestic violence minutes after the signal…
Christianity
On the occasion of the upcoming 134th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (28 February – 25 March 2022), the African Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses (AAJW) and the European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses…
Health
A group of US states is investigating how Instagram attracts and treats children and whether it poses a potential risk to them. The group, made up of both Democrats and…
ECHR
With the crisis escalating in Sudan, there have been 15 reports of attacks on healthcare workers and health facilities since last November, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Defense
Denmark has signed an agreement with Kosovo, according to which Pristina will rent 300 prison cells due to overcrowding in "Scandinavian" prisons. The agreement will enter into force in 2023.…
Human Rights
Bosnian officials and religious leaders have condemned assumptions made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his spokesman that Bosnia and Herzegovina's integration into the European Union will be a…
