Persecution against Falun Gong continues in China—and a serious attack by masked thugs also happened in Hong Kong.
Religious Liberty
Jehovah’s Witnesses: How the Ghent Decision Subverted the Idea of Liberty
Declaring that shunning “apostates” is a crime implies accepting the ideology that surrendering our freedom to an organization is always suspicious.
Monsignor Óscar Romero: His Lesson for Freedom of Religion or Belief
A speech at the webinar “The Right to Truth on Human Rights Violations: The Tai Ji Men Case in Comparative Perspective” held on March 24, 2021.
Costa Rica: Religion-Based Conscientious Objection to Taking Oaths Denied
A hairdresser refused to submit a sworn declaration about the health inspection of his shop, claiming swearing is against the Bible.
Muslims, Christians Critic of the French Law on “Separatism”
Some amendments passed by the Senate raise serious religious liberty issues. France’s Christian leaders officially join Muslims in criticizing the draft law.
Religious Liberty and US Foreign Policy: No Longer the Guiding Principle?
Freedom of religion has been recently placed by the U.S. at the top place in a hierarchy of human rights. This will change, announced Secretary Blinken.
L’anti-sectarisme français exporté vers la Suisse
Certains politiciens et médias ont récemment insisté sur le fait que les « dérives sectaires » auraient augmenté pendant la crise du COVID-19. Leurs affirmations ont été accueillies avec un sain scepticisme suisse.
French Anti-Cultism Exported to Switzerland
Some politicians and media insisted that “cultic deviances” increased during the COVID-19 crisis. Their claims were met with healthy Swiss skepticism.
181 Association of Disciples Members Arrested in Ningxia
Local authorities claim this is a fruit of their model policy of offering large rewards to those who denounce devotees of banned religious groups.
French Law on “Separatism”: Amendment Battles in the Senate
Positive and negative changes have been introduced, and some passed, at the Commission on Laws stage. The text will go to the Senate’s floor on March 30.