KAZAKHSTAN: 131 administrative prosecutions in 2020

KAZAKHSTAN: 131 administrative prosecutions in 2020

February 2nd 2021 | Forum 18 In 131 known administrative prosecutions in 2020, 112 individuals, three charities and one company were punished for worship meetings, offering religious literature and items (including online), sharing or teaching faith, posting religious...
PAKISTAN: Protestants in prison

PAKISTAN: Protestants in prison

Feb 3, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief As of 1 February 2021, HRWF had registered and documented 53 cases of believers of all faiths who were in prison in Pakistan: 28 Protestants, 15 Sunni Muslims, 5 Ahmadis, 2 Anglicans, 1 Catholic, 1 Hindu and 1 Shia...
RUSSIA: Special Bimonthly FORB (17-31.01.2021)

RUSSIA: Special Bimonthly FORB (17-31.01.2021)

Feb 2, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief 29.01.21 – RUSSIA: “The policy of expelling ‘extremists and terrorists’” After serving sentences as “extremists” for meeting to study and worship, three former prisoners of conscience face expulsion. One was deported,...
Religious Freedom Priorities for the Biden Administration (Video)

USCIRF: Uyghur Genocide (Video interview)

February 1st 2021 | USCIRF China’s mistreatment and abuse of Uyghurs and other religious minorities have been well-documented for years by USCIRF, the United Nations, and human rights organizations around the world. In spite of this documentation, the Chinese...