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Scandal Hits MIVILUDES in France
In a recent expose by journalist Steve Eisenberg for RELIGACTU, the Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre les Dérives Sectaires (MIVILUDES) in France finds itself engulfed in a deep financial scandal…
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RUSSIA, Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to three to seven years in prison
On 5 March, a Russian court in Irkutsk convicted nine Jehovah’s Witness men, sentencing them from three to seven years of prison. The case began in 2021, when officers raided…
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Thailand persecutes the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. Why?
Poland has recently provided a safe haven to a family of asylum-seekers from Thailand, persecuted on religious grounds in their country of origin, which in their testimony appears to be…
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Empowering Responses to Religious Hatred: A Call to Action next March 8th
In a world where hostility towards religious minorities persists, the need for empowering responses to religious hatred has never been more urgent. The duty of States to prevent and respond…
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There is an architecture and there is a craftsmanship of interfaith dialogue
ROME - "There is an architecture and there is a craftsmanship of interfaith dialogue" that is, the major themes underlying the relationship between religions and their connection to daily living,…
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Religious Freedom and Equality in the European Union: Unclear Paths Ahead
Madrid. Santiago Cañamares Arribas, Professor of Ecclesiastical Law at the Complutense University of Madrid, delivered a thought-provoking analysis of religious freedom and equality in the European Union at the recent…
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International Institute for Religious Freedom launches the Violent Incidents Database
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) recently launched the Violent Incidents Database (VID), an initiative aimed at collecting, recording, and analyzing incidents related to violations of religious freedom across…
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European Parliamentarians Expose China’s Brutal Religious Persecution
While the Chinese Communist Party subjects European citizens and leaders to a hypocritical image-management campaign, European Parliamentarians are insisting on the truth about China’s barbaric persecution of a religious minority. By Marco…
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Russia, TV Channel of an Orthodox Oligarch Under EU Sanctions
On 18 December 2023, the Council of the European Union imposed restrictive measures on Tsargrad TV Channel (Царьград ТВ) belonging to and financed by the so-called “Orthodox oligarch” Konstantin Malofeev,…
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Scientology Celebrated 10 Years Awarding Those Defending Religious Freedom
Church of Scientology’s Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture and Society in Spain held the 10th annual Religious Freedom Awards ceremony MADRID, SPAIN, January 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On…