Minors are told that being admonished that by doing or not doing certain things they can go to hell, or being brought to religious activities, are forms of “abuse.”
Japan, Pamphlets Against Conservative Religion Distributed in Schools
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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway: Why the Oslo District Court Decision Is Wrong
It claims that the practice of shunning illegally prevents adults and minors from leaving the religious organization. This claim is false.
Conservative Anti-Putin Orthodox Group Raided in Russia, 40 Arrested
The “Russian Orthodox Church of the Tsarist Empire” is part of a constellation of groups with some ten thousand followers.
Dissident Orthodox Bishop Arrested for Trying to Hold Memorial Service for Navalny
Grigory Mikhnov-Vaitenko belongs to the Apostolic Orthodox Church, the anti-Kirill group inspired by the late dissident priest Gleb Yakunin.
The Satanic Temple and Abortion: Did Idaho’s Attorney General “Defeat Satan”?
He claimed so in a sensational press release. He did win a case, but things were a little bit more complicated.
Repression of Falun Gong Continues in Russia
The Simonovsky District Court of Moscow prosecutes nine practitioners as “agents of the U.S. Department of State.”
Pakistan, Two Christian Brothers Beaten with Iron Rods and Forcibly Converted to Islam
Azam and Nadeem Masih were savagely abused until they recited the formula of conversion and recorded a video where they said they had converted freely.
Colombia: Constitutional Court Orders Removal of Virgin Mary Statue from Public Office
A Seventh-day Baptist woman had claimed the display of the statue violated her freedom of religion. Catholics announce a national protest.
Iglesia Tabernáculo Internacional: Argentinian Court Chastises PROTEX for Fabricating Victims
The defendants were absolved and the judge recommended to investigate the “scandalous” abuses of the anti-trafficking agencies and psychologists.
Bloody Regimes and “Drunk Drivers”: The IRF Summit Rocks Washington DC
The largest religious liberty event of the year challenged the brutality of China and Russia but also noted that democratic countries such as Japan look like dangerous intoxicated drivers.