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Norway Jehovah Witnesses Deregistered
Oslo District Court removes the status of religious organisation from Jehovah Witnesses The Oslo District Court has removed the status of religious organisation and denied subsidies, previously received by the organisation for 30 years, and given to all registered religions. This is not a prohibition of their religion or practices as they can still practice…
- France | Islam | News Items
Anti-Muslim policies in France reach ‘threshold of persecution’
from TRT WORLD. Read the full article here
- Ahmadi | Europe | FORB Advocacy | Sweden
Sweden: The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are a religious organisation which has been at the receiving end of discrimination in several countries outside of Europe and targetted because some Muslim-majority countries consider them “heretics” where they have been imprisoned, tortured and targetted by both state…
- Belgium | Europe | News Items
Comment: The role of the media in the stigmatization of religious minorities
The media plays a crucial role in fostering stigma against religious minorities by labelling them as “cults” or “sects,” which creates an environment of intolerance and violence. This harmful portrayal, influenced by anti-cult activists and sensationalism, undermines protections under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Cases in the UK and Belgium show…
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom concern over religious freedom violations in Crimea
“Religious minority communities, particularly Muslim Crimean Tatars, suffer because of Russia’s application of its more restrictive criminal and administrative codes, notably its onerous registration requirements and notorious anti-extremism law” says U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chairman Robert P. George in a press statement released in Washington. “The human rights and religious freedom situation in…
