The “Russian Orthodox Church of the Tsarist Empire” is part of a constellation of groups with some ten thousand followers.
Religious Liberty
Costa Rica, Supreme Court Recognizes Hebrew Roots Devotees’ Right Not to Work on Saturday
The court stated that the freedom of religion of a police officer engaged in the protection of victims and witnesses should prevail on the needs of his admittedly delicate job.
Spain: Pro-China Lobby Against the International Religious Freedom Summit
An article by an academic in one of the main Spanish newspapers spreads Chinese propaganda and creates a scandal—until you realize it’s an advertorial.
血まみれの政権と「飲酒運転者」：ワシントンＤＣを揺るがすＩＲＦサミット
今年最大の宗教の自由イベントは、中国とロシアの残虐行為に異議を唱えたが、日本のような民主主義国家が危険な飲酒運転者に見えることも指摘した。
Canada’s Shin Mei: No Tax Exemption for Shinto Place of Worship
British Columbia’s Supreme Court did not find the Knapp Island center “public” enough and supported an expansive approach to taxing religious properties.
China, Number of Arrested Church of Almighty God Members Hit Record High in 2023
The “2023 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God” is essential reading to understand religious repression in China.
Repression of Falun Gong Continues in Russia
The Simonovsky District Court of Moscow prosecutes nine practitioners as “agents of the U.S. Department of State.”
Why Uyghurs Keep Commemorating the Ghulja Massacre of 1997
Every year on February 5 they remind the world that what happened then was the beginning of a genocide that still continues.
Pakistan, Two Christian Brothers Beaten with Iron Rods and Forcibly Converted to Islam
Azam and Nadeem Masih were savagely abused until they recited the formula of conversion and recorded a video where they said they had converted freely.
Bloody Regimes and “Drunk Drivers”: The IRF Summit Rocks Washington DC
The largest religious liberty event of the year challenged the brutality of China and Russia but also noted that democratic countries such as Japan look like dangerous intoxicated drivers.