Report calls the situation of Hindus “informal apartheid,” as rapes and abductions continue.
From the World
Plorec-sur-Arguenon, France: Will the Calvary Be Destroyed?
Politicians, citizens try to save the monument after a court ordered its destruction before February 5 next, upholding a claim by a secular humanist group.
Historical Hindu Temple Set on Fire in Northwest Pakistan
The Samadhi of Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj, the most sacred place for the Advait Mat movement, was destroyed by supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
Will India Forbid Confessions?
A Supreme Court case about the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church raises concerns among Catholics too.
Deprogramming in Japan: Damages Awarded in Unification Church Case
Japanese judges confirm that kidnapping and detaining believers for the purpose of coercively “de-converting” them is a crime.
A Christmas Letter from Bitter Winter
2020 has been a bad year for religious liberty, not only because of the COVID-19. Bitter Winter was there every day to report, but needs your help.
No Justice for Coptic Grandmother Stripped Naked and Paraded in the Streets
Soad Thabet was “punished” in Egypt in 2016 for an alleged affair her son had with a Muslim woman. Now, her torturers have been found not guilty.
India—Muslims Marrying Hindu Girls: Beaten by Their Own Lawyers
Vigilante Hindu organizations, including one founded by the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, use a network of spies to prevent interfaith marriages.
After 100,000 Assassinations, An Urgent Call for Religious Freedom in Nigeria
100,000 Nigerians have been killed in ten years. The world should act now, says one of the most well-known Nigerian Catholic human rights activists.
Jehovah’s Witnesses: The World’s Most Persecuted Religion
A report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom describes persecution of the Witnesses as a global phenomenon.