The designation of the deputy chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba as a global terrorist has been blocked by China at the United Nations.
From the World
Hazaras: Persecution Denounced in the Italian Parliament
The Shiite minority is discriminated both in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is time for governments that send humanitarian help to ask that it reaches the Hazaras as well.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse: The Court of Brussels Finds the CIAOSN Report Ill-Founded
The governmental “cult watchdog” published a text that was methodologically faulty and included false statements, the judge said.
Ghent Decision Overturned on Appeal: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Shunning Can Be Freely Taught and Practiced in Belgium
The Court of Appeal of Ghent criticizes the first degree judgement and concludes shunning is protected by religious liberty principles.
Pakistani Jews and Israel: The Conspiracy That Wasn’t
The visit of a few Pakistanis to Israel unleashed wild accusations and anti-Semitic comments by social media trolls.
Hindu Temple Attacked in Karachi
The place of worship was vandalized and an idol was desecrated. Will the police seriously pursue the matter?
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Conscientious Objection: The ECHR Condemns Lithuania
The European Court found that the Vilnius government failed to offer to objectors a clear alternative to military service.
FECRIS Should Lose Its Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC
Bitter Winter proved in a series of articles that the anti-cult organization FECRIS and its affiliates constantly supported Russia and China. An international appeal (with many Ukrainian signatures).
Ahmadis Once Again Under Attack in Pakistan
A terrorist group publishes images of what looks like a forced conversion, while Ahmadis mosques and graves are desecrated in Punjab.
Russia’s Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Unlawful, the European Court of Human Rights Says
In a historic decision of June 7, the judges denounced the Russian concept of “extremism” as a tool used to violate religious liberty.