The Constitutional Court ruled that hospitals cannot force transfusions refused for religious reasons, even in cases of “extreme urgency”.
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Colombia: Constitutional Court Censors Vice President’s Consecration of the Country to Virgin Mary
Marta Lucía Ramírez was sanctioned for consecrating the nation to Our Lady of Fátima to ask her protection against COVID-19—on social media.
Flemish Law on Religion: Dangerous for Religious Freedom
On 4 June, after receiving the opinion of the Council of State, the Flemish government gave its final approval to the controversial decree.
Pakistan Mobilizes Against a Muslim Terrorist Group—That Does Not Exist
The Pakistani government acts against one of the radical Islamic groups in the area. But it only exists in Chinese propaganda.
“To Stop Islamic Terrorism, Discriminate Against Non-Muslim Religious Movements”
Laws are passed with the alleged aim of combating Islamic radicalism. They are then used against peaceful religionists labeled as “fundamentalists” or “cults.”
The Flemish Draft Law on Religious Communities: A Critical Analysis
The proposed decree feeds into to the growing distrust of religion and raises serious religious freedom concerns, according to a FORB Perspective.
Paris Commune, Still Alive and Kicking: A Catholic Procession Was Attacked
Last weekend, “anti-fascists” assaulted participants in an official Catholic event honoring the ten priests and the others killed by the Communards.
Pakistan: “Everybody Should Marry at 18”
The Sindh law proposal may sound like a joke, but is deadly serious.
Supreme Court of Canada: Secular Courts Cannot Review Expulsions of Church Members
In a case involving the Ethiopian Coptic Court, Canadian Justices ruled that a precedent concerning the Jehovah’s Witnesses has general value.
France: “All the World Envies Us for the MIVILUDES”
The revamped anti-cult mission tries again to export its defamation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious organizations internationally.