Report on Miviludes

A report on the French government office for the ‘fight against cults’ was given to the UK Forum for Freedom of Religion or Belief as one of the actions of the Working Group on Religious Discrimination in Europe.

Christianity | Europe | United Kingdom

Peers debate: radicalism
Byallfaithsnetwork February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

radical: characterized by departure from tradition, innovative or progressive (Oxford Dictionary of English) [More from the House of Lords November 27th debate.] Last November the Lords debated the role of religion and belief in British public life. Coming to the debate with a different angle on the role of religion was LORD HASTINGS OF SCARISBRICK, who…

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Counter-terrorism bill will include banning orders and censorship of ‘hate speech’
ByEditor May 13, 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron will include new counter-terrorism measures aimed at tackling radical extremism in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech. A new Bill will be intended to “catch not just those who spread or incite hatred on the grounds of gender, race or religion but also those who undertake harmful activities for the purpose of overthrowing democracy”, according…

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Manchester
ByEditor May 25, 2017January 1, 2019

The Manchester attack is a most horrible and insane incursion into our society and highlights that there are a small number of people in this world whose lives are dominated by destructive intentions which they justify by some twisted purpose and inner turmoil. That such individuals can harbour such a world view is an aberration…

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Baptists arrested in Russia complain to ECHR
ByEditor August 30, 2017June 14, 2024

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…

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Views on the Council of Europe report
Byallfaithsnetwork March 24, 2014February 9, 2015

Here is a round-up of comments and opinions on the Council of Europe Report. There has been a wave of comment raising serious concerns about its implications. See our earlier posts for more details of the report itself. [ezcol_1half] Co-founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, writes to Mrs Anne Brasseur, President of the…

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CZECHIA: 16 European scholars in religious studies say “Do not liquidate Jehovah’s Witnesses”
Bymikeg March 30, 2025March 30, 2025

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…

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