The Strasbourg Court condemns a municipal ban in Bulgaria and sets a demanding standard for State action affecting proselytization.
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation: Patriarchate of Bulgaria Has No Monopoly on the Use of “Orthodox Church”
The judges found in favor of the Bulgarian Orthodox Old Calendar Church. But both the government and the opposition said they would not accept the decision.
European Court of Human Rights: Governments Should Not Call Minority Religions “Cults”
The Court ruled in favor of three Bulgarian Evangelical churches, and said its case law has “evolved” since it refused to censor two French report on “cults” in 2001.