In two judgments rendered on February 22, the Strasbourg judges decided that the human rights of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses had been violated.
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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Putin Is “Destroying the Basic Principles of Peace”
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk calls the Russian actions “a new wave of armed aggression.”
Donetsk and Luhansk: Pseudo-States Denying Religious Liberty
The state protection of the Russian Orthodox Church monopoly and the repression of the minorities are among the most brutal in the world.
Court Cases Call for Removal of Religious Statues in France
A Virgin Mary in La Flotte-en-Ré, a statue of St. Michael in Les Sables-d’Olonne. “Cancel culture” or campaign for the presidential elections?
Pakistan: Anglican Pastor Shot Dead, Another Injured
Father William Siraj was killed and Rev. Patrick Naeem was injured in what the police calls a terrorist attack motivated by religious extremism.
Spanish Supreme Court: Catholic Lay Group Can Exclude Women
The Esclavitud, a Canary Islands organization, can continue to admit male Catholics only as members. The decision will also protect other religious groups.
Michigan: Christian Agencies May Refuse LGBT Adoptions, Settlement Says
A case brought by St. Vincent Catholic Charities was settled by allowing the agency to continue its policy that refuses to place children with same-sex couples.
Blasphemy: Even a Muslim Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan
A man accused her of sharing blasphemous messages and caricatures on WhatsApp. She says it’s the man’s vendetta after she rejected his advances.
Christian Churches Vandalized Again Across United States
The incidents are just too numerous to explain all of them away with mental health issues of the perpetrators
Hazara Shia Minority Protests on Anniversaries of Killings in Pakistan
One year ago, 11 Hazara miners were slaughtered. In January 2013, 100 were killed in bomb attacks.