A 40-year-old Muslim woman from Punjab shares the same name but is not a relative of the famous Christian from Sheikhupura District. Both are victims of the blasphemy laws.
Religious Liberty
Turkmenistan: Religious Liberty and Political Games
USCIRF and the U.S. Department of State disagree on the state of religious liberty in Turkmenistan. They may both be right.
Opinion: Italy, the Great Ramadan Scare, and the Need for a “Mature Secularity”
A public school’s decision to give its students (many of whom are Muslims) a day off for Eid al Fitr has generated unnecessary controversies.
Shri Ram Chandra Mission: The MIVILUDES Loses a Court Case
The respected Indian raja yoga organization won the right to receive copies of the reports used to accuse it of “cultic deviances.”
Campañas anti-trata en Argentina: la extraña historia del director Gustavo Vera
La nueva ministra de seguridad destituyó a un funcionario estrictamente relacionado con una definición expansiva de “víctima” y con las campañas contra las sectas. ¿Por qué?
Anti-Trafficking Campaigns in Argentina: The Strange Story of Director Gustavo Vera
The new Security Minister dismissed an officer strictly connected with an expansive definition of victims and anti-cult campaigns. Why?
“Article 23”: The Secret of Confession Under Attack in Hong Kong
The proposed new Security Law will compel priests and pastors to disclose information about “treason” learned in confession.
Jehovas vitner i Norge: Derfor er avgjørelsen til Oslo tingrett feil
Den hevder at praksisen med at medlemmer unngår eksmedlemmer er ulovlig ved at den hindrer voksne og mindreårige i å forlate den religiøse organisasjonen. Denne påstanden stemmer ikke.
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway: Why the Oslo District Court Decision Is Wrong
It claims that the practice of shunning illegally prevents adults and minors from leaving the religious organization. This claim is false.
MISA, Gregorian Bivolaru, and Persecution: A New Book by Mădălina Dumitru
It all started with a minor girl the Romanian spiritual master was accused of having a relation with. Now, she tells her truth.