Inter Faith Week Report Launched!
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Inter Faith Week Report Launched!

A report celebrating the positive impact of interfaith work and Inter Faith Week, while acknowledging that its reach often remains limited to those already engaged in interfaith spaces, and is further challenged by societal and funding constraints was published recently. In its recommendations, the report calls on interfaith bodies to work collaboratively and courageously to…

CZECHIA: 16 European scholars in religious studies say “Do not liquidate Jehovah’s Witnesses”
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CZECHIA: 16 European scholars in religious studies say “Do not liquidate Jehovah’s Witnesses”

Letter to the authorities of the Czech Republic about the announced liquidation of Jehovah’s Witnesses This letter was sent (in Czech) to the President of the Czech Republic the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic , the Minister of Culture and the Department of Churches and Religious Associations the Minister of Justice the Minister of…

Finnish primary school afraid “Messiah” production could fall foul of laws
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Finnish primary school afraid “Messiah” production could fall foul of laws

A Finnish primary school canceled a concert featuring the Messiah out of fear of having to compensate students unwilling to attend religious events, following a similar case. This decision surprised both believers and non-believers. The government criticized the school’s principal, calling the reaction an overreaction.See the full story here

Asylum for Christian converts, midwives’ rights, religious education, religious slaughter, hate speech laws considered in Swedish report to UN
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Asylum for Christian converts, midwives’ rights, religious education, religious slaughter, hate speech laws considered in Swedish report to UN

The Swedish Evangelical Alliance, along with the European and World Evangelical Alliances, submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council for Sweden’s Universal Periodic Review in May 2025. The report highlights concerns about religious freedom in Sweden, covering issues such as asylum for Christian converts, midwives’ right to conscientious objection in abortion, religious education,…

French Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ says Human Rights Council
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French Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ says Human Rights Council

The UN Human Rights Council experts criticized France’s football and basketball federations for banning hijab-wearing players, including at the amateur level, and the government’s decision to prevent hijab-wearing athletes from representing France at the Paris Olympics. They argued that these measures violate fundamental rights, including religious expression and cultural participation. The experts stated that France’s…

French Interior Ministry agency launches “cult” attack on respected kibbutz
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French Interior Ministry agency launches “cult” attack on respected kibbutz

In France, Miviludes is a sub-agency of the Ministry of Interior, dedicated to fight against what they call “cults” – a term they interpret to include a large variety of well accepted new religious movements as well as alternative medicine practitioners or even dissident political eco-movements. In their report on “sectarian aberrations” (“derives sectaires” in…

Dutch students banned from prayer at school
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Dutch students banned from prayer at school

Students in the Netherlands report being banned from praying during school hours, with some facing punishment for attempting to do so. Over 180 schools have been named in complaints, with Muslim students most affected due to the specific timing and rituals of their prayers. Christian students also report difficulties. Many students resort to praying in…

Parliament meeting highlights Christianity’s role in defending human rights
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Parliament meeting highlights Christianity’s role in defending human rights

Members of the All Faiths Network attended a dinner in the UK Parliament hosted by MP Brendan O’Hara and organised by Bellwether International and Roots of Humanity Foundation. Bellwether International responds to freedom of religion or belief in pre- and post- genocide communities and works to prevent or protect communities in these conditions. The meeting…

Tribunal usurps Catholic institution ruling
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Tribunal usurps Catholic institution ruling

In yet another indication where French judiciary appear to be pushing further into, and limiting, the religious ‘space’ in the country a civil court, the Tribunal of Lorient, judged against the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Spirit, a Catholic Institution, was determined to have wrongfully dismissed a Sister of that Order. After internal apostolic investigation…