Anti-Muslim policies in France reach ‘threshold of persecution’
from TRT WORLD.
from TRT WORLD.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the so-called “Yarovaya package” of laws which substantially toughen criminal accountability for a number of crimes and introduce new forms of violations of law, including “failure to report a crime”. The package also forbids unregistered organizations [chiefly religious groups] to engage in missionary activity, while any missionary activity by…
On 5th December 2016, 16 fully armed policemen and 12 plain clothed officers in three police vehicles forcefully entered the Tahrik Jadid (an administrative body of the Ahmadiyya community overseeing overseas missions, building mosques, and publishing literature and the Holy Quran in various languages) compound in Rabwah, Pakistan. Cases have been filed against the 4…
The Guardian reports that French Education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem says pupils should be taught that the separation of church and state is there to protect them, and that the principle has been twisted by rightwing politicians. Villaud-Belkacem told the Guardian that the principle of secularism has often been wrongly used to attack Islam, and that schoolchildren have been left…
A draft law “aimed at reinforcing the fight against cultic deviances”, presented to the Council of Ministers on November 15, 2023, and immediately forwarded to the Senate Law Commission under accelerated procedure, will be discussed in plenary session in the Senate on December 19[1] . Comprising 7 articles, if passed into law, it would seriously…
Discrimination against Muslims in France has increased, with a report showing that one in three Muslims experienced such discrimination. A 2024 survey noted a rise in religious discrimination from 5% in 2016 to 7% over the past five years, predominantly affecting those of Muslim heritage, particularly women at 38%, who often face employment exclusions related…
On 17 October 2025, the Portuguese parliament approved a bill from the far-right Chega party banning face coverings for “gender or religious motives” in public spaces, pending presidential approval. The law aims to prohibit the niqāb and burqa, imposing fines and prison sentences for enforcement against wearers. This legislation, while symbolic due to the small…