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Patriarch Kirill remains silent after Gorbachev’s passing
When the last President of the Soviet Union passed away a few days ago, Kirill remained silent, offering no condolences, and issuing no statement. That does not seem to be…
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Six more Jehovah’s Witnesses firmly sentenced to prison in Russia in August
The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is going on unabated. In the last eight months, 26 of them have been sentenced for merely practicing their religion in private and put behind…
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Scientology in Spain will deliver on 23 September the IX edition of the Religious Freedom Awards
NEWS PROVIDED BY EINPRESSWIRE - MADRID, MADRID, SPAIN, August 24, 2022 / EINPresswire.com / -- The Church of Scientology of Spain and the MEJORA Foundation—Foundation for the Improvement of Life, Culture and…
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Holland appoints the first woman as Religious Freedom Ambassador
According to the Twitter account of Former ambassador Bea ten Tusscher, she has now become the new Dutch Special Envoy (or Ambassador for Freedom Religious Freedom and Belief as published…
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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief
On the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, the EU stands in solidarity with all victims of persecution, wherever they may be.
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Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
In Cox’s Bazar, she visited camps housing Rohingya refugees who, after terrible repression and human rights violations, fled Myanmar five years ago “to get some safety,” she said. “An estimated…
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Iran’s persecution of Baháʼís has escalated since June 2022
As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the "quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days…
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Shocking demolitions and land grabs in persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís
BIC GENEVA — In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baháʼís across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the…
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Scientology’s religious order’s anniversary included in Spain’s Religious Holiday Calendar
Next August 12th 2022 will mark 55 years since Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard established, starting in the Spanish Canary Islands as a research project into the spiritual nature of…
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Russian representative of FECRIS: “Russia has always been a bone in the throat of the US, UK and their satellites”
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin, Russian correspondent member of the FECRIS (European Federation of Centres for Research and Information on Sects and Cults[1]), recently called Ukrainian “Nazis”, “Satanists” and “cannibals”. On July…