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Condolences from spiritual leaders for the tragedy in Kočani
A seven-day mourning period has been declared in North Macedonia due to the tragedy in the city of Kočani, in which fifty-eight young people aged 14 to 25 died in...
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Condolences from spiritual leaders for the tragedy in Kočani
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Albania’s Orthodox church elects new leader, Archbishop Joan
Albania’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990....
Europe
Deregistration attempt of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway declared invalid by the Court of Appeal
On Friday 14 March, the Borgarting Court of Appeal issued a landmark judgment declaring the loss of registration and denial of state grants for the years 2021-2024 invalid. It unanimously...
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New UK Special Envoy on FoRB David Smith Condemned Torture and Religious Persecution in UN Human Rights Council Statement
Geneva. On March 4th the United Kingdom called for urgent global action to combat torture and protect freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in detention centers, following a stark warning...
Africa
Kenyan President’s Church Donation Causes Riots
A church donation by Kenyan President William Ruto has caused unrest in the country, the BBC reports. Protesters tried to storm a church that had received a large donation from...
Christianity
A joint statement of Syrian patriarchs
On March 8, the three patriarchs of the Christian churches in Syria - the Siro-Yakobite Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II, the Orthodox Antioch Patriarch John X and the Melkite (Catholic Uniate)...
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Hungary’s Refusal to End Religious Discrimination and the Politicization of Human Rights Debates
The UN’s latest discussions on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) once again revealed two troubling trends: Hungary’s continued refusal to address serious religious discrimination, and the misuse of the FoRB space by multiple states to...
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France: Miviludes Convicted for Having Stigmatized a Kibbutz
In France, Miviludes is a sub-agency of the Ministry of Interior, dedicated to fight against what they call “cults”, which encompasses a large variety of well accepted abroad new religious...
Christianity
TASS reported a “prevented assassination attempt” against Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov)
The Russian state news agency TASS reported end of february a “thwarted terrorist act against Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Simferopol and Crimea.” Two of his students, graduates of the Sretensky...
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[Press Release] Scientology Opens Ideal Center in Pilsen: A European Hub for Culture, Spiritual Growth and Community Help
KINGNEWSWIREAGENCY - On February 22, 2025, the first Ideal Dianetics and Scientology Center in the Czech Republic opened in Pilsen. The event marked a milestone for local community projects and...