On the 28th of June at Brussels the Faith and Freedom Summit conference, was organised by the third largest party in the European Parliament – the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) in the premises of the prestigious Solvay Library. Speakers and participants from several countries attended a packed one-day conference that covered…
The All Faiths Network Director participated and spoke at an international convention held in Florence, Italy entitled “Law and Freedom of Belief in Europe, a difficult journey”. The meeting was recognized by the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and conferred with a medal of the President of the Italian…
Russia Religion News reports that the European Court of Human Rights (E.C.H.R.) has posed questions to Russia over the treatment of Jehova’s Witnesses in recent court cases (reported elsewhere on this website). The Witnesses appeal will be considered on an accelerated basis (priority). Answers to the E.C.H.R.’s questions must be presented by the Russian side before…
Russia: Exploring Interfaith Dialogue and Freedom of Religion An event organised in Brussels by The European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF) and The All Faiths Network (AFN) Speakers: Jan Figel, EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU Leonid Sevastianov, Executive Director of the Orthodox St. Gregory the…
Invitation A conference/debate organised by The European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF), and the All Faiths Network Speakers: Jan Figel EU Special Envoy for the promotion of the freedom of religion or belief outside the EU Kishan Manocha Senior Advisor on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Human Rights Department, OSCE/ODIHR Leonid Sevastianov Executive Director…
Eno Adeogun on the Christian news website Premier echoes the call for a challenge to the Russian repression of Jehova’s Witnesses and other religious minorities. “People concerned with religious freedom in Russia are being called on to publically share their fears. The All Faiths Network, which is open to people of every faith and belief,…
Council of Europe cross-party initiative: Parliamentarians from 14 European countries call upon Russian government to put an end to religious freedom violations against minorities On Friday 13 October, 28 parliamentarians at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, coming from 14 European countries (including 5 from the United Kingdom) and members of the four…
Human Rights Without Frontiers reports that Donald Jay Ossewaarde, an American national who has lived in Oryol, Russia, since 2005, filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights March 30, 2017, based on his arrest and conviction of violating Article 5.26(5) of the Code of Administrative Offences. On Sunday, 14 August 2016, while…
Dublin City Interfaith Forum reports that the Republic of Ireland has been classed among the most tolerant in the world for religion, citing a recent study from the Pew Research Center. The small, mostly Catholic, nation of the Republic Of Ireland has shown that it’s famous warmth and welcome also extends to people of other…
Further use of ‘anti-extremist’ laws being used to stifle dissent and new religions is reported by the SOVA Centre for Information and Analysis. In a summary introduced: “The following is our review of the primary and most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislation in June 2017”, a long list of egregious misuses…
