The Long Arm of France: Why MISA’s Mihail and Adina Stoian Have Been Arrested in Georgia
The two leaders of the movement founded by Gregorian Bivolaru are threatened with “life imprisonment” for the pseudo-crime of “psychological subjugation.”
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Norway. Unlike the Innocent Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Russian Orthodox Church Is Not Deregistered: Why?
Concern also mounts about the Russian Orthodox Church’s increasing purchase of properties near military sites in Norway, which poses security issues.
Dissolution of the Kishida Administration: A Boon for Religious Freedom in Japan?
Under Kishida, Japan went through the worst religious liberty crisis in its recent history. Will his successor improve the situation? by Michael Mickler Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration championed the dissolution of the Family Federation/Unification Church (UC) in Japan, but the initial result has been its own dissolution. At a press briefing on August […]
Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?
The deaths in Kenya of members of a congregations practicing extreme fasting are used as a pretext to severely limit freedom of religion in various countries.
USCIRF Warns Against Fake News About Religious Minorities Spread by Governments
An excellent report focused on disinformation produced by non-democratic states such as Russia (quoting “Bitter Winter”) and China. It could have added that some democratic states do just the same.
The Crisis of Butsudan: What Does It Tell Us About Japan?
A fascinating book by Hannah Gould offers an opportunity to reflect on the status of religion in the country.
New Zealand’ Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care and the Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Faulty Report
A biased and unscientific methodology, a selective use of sources, and religious prejudices led to unreliable conclusions.
Abdus Salam: Why 50 Years Ago a Future Nobel Prize Laureate Left His Native Pakistan in Protest
In 1974, the world-renowned physicist decided to move to Europe after as a member of the Ahmadiyya Community he was declared a non-Muslim and discriminated.
Olympics Show What’s Wrong with French Laïcité
Hijab is forbidden to Muslim French athletes, but the opening ceremony featured a drag queen parody of Jesus’s Last Supper that even the arch-moderate French Catholic Bishops protested.