A new federal policy on spiritual language in the armed forces raises concerns about freedom of conscience and religion’s future place in Canadian public life.
Religious Liberty
Fujian Villagers Halt Attempted Demolition of Guanyin Statue
Rural communities increasingly refuse unilateral decisions about religious structures.
Pakistan: Targeted Killing of an Ahmadi Raises Fears of Renewed Violence
A deadly attack in Mandi Bahauddin intensifies concern over the safety of Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the persistence of anti‑Ahmadi incitement.
China: “If You Defend House Churches, We Will Shut Down Your Law Firm”
An attorney was forced to leave China after representing Beijing’s Zion Church. Authorities told her and her colleagues they should dissolve their firm—or else.
Let’s Give Anti-Cultists a Platform—and a Rebuttal
The global map of religious persecution is disheartening. Challenging media narratives could begin by putting journalists, anti-cultists, and the groups they criticize in the same room.
El caso Rudnev: la “víctima” toma la palabra
Solo una “víctima” figura mencionada en la causa argentina. Ahora decidió contar su verdadera historia a “Bitter Winter” con su propia voz.
The Cult of Nyabingi in Rwanda. 3. The Revolt of Ndochibiri
After the repression of its second insurrection, the Nyabingi movement went underground.
米国で強制労働法と宗教が衝突：国連への提出文書が警鐘
新たに国連に提出されたNGO声明は、人身取引法の拡大解釈によって、スピリチュアルな共同体が危険にさらされると警鐘を鳴らしている。
韓国：韓鶴子総裁に懲役2年の判決――彼女は無実である
検察は懲役13年を求刑していた。しかし、無実の被告人に下されるべきなのは、検察の面目を保つための「寛大な」判決ではなく、無罪判決である。
A Yunnan House Church Preacher Faces Criminal Charges
The case of Sun Chao from Qujing’s Philadelphia Church shows how ordinary believers are swept into the tightening campaign against unregistered congregations.