Under the futile pretext that it may “provoke North Korea,” authorities compelled the religious movement to cancel a peaceful event with the expected attendance of 100,000 believers and guests.
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Gabriele Wittek, Founder of Universal Life, Dies at 91
Known for its criticism of the Catholic Church and the discriminations it had to endure from the Bavarian government, her movement may well survive its leader.
Police Itself Resorts to Illegal Violence Against Ahmadis in Pakistan
In the case of Ahmadis, the Pakistani government may not be the solution—in fact, it is the problem.
Pakistan, 17-Year-Old Christian Worker Forcibly Converted to Islam by His Employer
Reportedly, Samsoon Javed was told he could either surrender his religion or his job. His mother suspects the real story may be even worse.
Russia: Accusations of “Satanism” Used as a Tool for Anti-LGBT Repression
Ilya Zhuravlev, a medical doctor of Ulyanovsk, has been arrested and absurdly charged with spreading the idea that being homosexual is needed for proper “devil-worshiping.”
Is Something Rotten in the State of Denmark? A Strange Case Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
A tabloid’s campaign led the Ministry of Churches to start a “supervision case” based on accusations already judged ill-founded almost everywhere in the world.
Blood Transfusions and Jehovah’s Witnesses: Why the European Court of Human Rights Ruled Against Spain
The Grand Chamber unanimously ruled that a competent adult patient has the right to refuse any medical treatment, including blood transfusion.
Universal Peace Federation and Women’s Federation for World Peace Take Japan’s Religious Liberty Crisis to the United Nations
In Geneva, a special briefing and two oral statements at the UN Human Rights Council reminded the international community that what is happening is a serious threat to freedom of religion with global implications.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Leaders Sentenced for Death Threats Against Geert Wilders
Saad Husain Rizvi and Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali were sentenced to four and fourteen years in jail respectively by the District Court of The Hague.
St. Petersburg Court Finds an “Anti-Russian Conspiracy” in LaVey’s “The Satanic Bible”
The judges accepted the bizarre theory that the book promotes hostility to Russia, in addition to LGBT activism and extremism.