The decision against a man in Prokopyevsk confirmed that courts now treat with the same harshness “indesirable” and “extremist” organizations.
From the World
France: The New Anti-Cult Law Denounced to the Constitutional Council
More than 60 Senators claim that the new article incriminating “psychological subjection” is against the Constitution and international treaties signed by France.
The UN Condemns Pakistan Again for the Abductions and Forced Conversion and Marriages of Christian and Hindu Girls
On April 11, 2024, a forceful statement urged Pakistani authorities to respect their international obligations.
A Conference Discusses the Religious Liberty Crisis in Japan and Internationally
While there are other critical situations, including in France, what is happening in Japan is unprecedented in a democratic country in our century.
Pakistan: Discrimination Against Ahmadis Extends to Hospitals
The Pakistan Medical Association displayed anti-Ahmadi banners in front of the Allied Hospital in Faisalabad and called for discrimination of the Ahmadi patients.
South Korea: Adventist Student Allowed to Refuse University Admission Interview on Saturday
Reversing an earlier jurisprudence, both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court ruled that schedules should be adjusted to respect religious liberty.
Against Senate’s Opposition, France Passes New Anti-Cult Law
The law creates a new crime of “psychological subjection,” restricts the possibility of criticizing mainline medical treatments, and seriously endangers freedom of religion or belief.
Why the Catholic Church Denounced Bolivia to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
A law passed in 2010 closed private institutions that delivered degrees in education, including the Normal Superior Catholic Institute Sedes Sapientiae
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 5. Why Are They Persecuted?
The peaceful followers of the AROPL have been harassed, discriminated, and beaten in Muslim countries but also in Thailand and Sweden. Why?
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 4. The Divine Just State
AROPL believers expect a millennial kingdom of peace and justice, ruled by a wise philosopher-king.